Middle East: Intellectual Property

The UAE Trademark Office has begun accepting national trademark applications for alcoholic beverages in class 33 of the Nice Classification, marking a significant shift in intellectual property protection for wines, spirits, and liqueurs. This development closes a longstanding gap that has shaped filing strategies for wine and spirits producers in the region for many years. Brand owners now face both new opportunities for direct protection and emerging risks from potential bad-faith filings by third parties

Bahrain has strengthened its intellectual property framework with a faster digital trademark registration service and accession to the Locarno Agreement, making it easier for businesses to protect brands and product designs in Bahrain and internationally.

Grand bouleversement aux Emirats Arabes Unis ! Jusqu’à présent, en application des règles et lois locales, le dépôt de marque en classe 33 pour des boissons alcooliques était interdit, comme cela est le cas dans de nombreux pays du Moyen-Orient.