The United Arab Emirates Join the Madrid System on December 28, 2021 and making it the 109th member of the Madrid System, which now covers 125 countries. This also makes it the third country in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), alongside Bahrain and Oman to join the Madrid Union.

Now Local brand owners in the United Arab Emirates will be able to start using the Madrid System to protect their trademarks in the 124 territories of the System’s other 108 members by filing a single international application and paying a single set of fees through their national trade mark office and via the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) in Geneva, Switzerland..

With its straightforward designation process, foreign businesses and trademark owners can, seek trademark protection through the Madrid System when selling their products and services in the United Arab Emirates.