Anti-Counterfeiting

For many years UAE has had one of the most active anti-counterfeiting regimes in the Middle East and Africa. This in turn has contributed to the United Arab Emirates becoming the location of choice in the Middle East for the launch and marketing of international brands. Dubai specifically – has emerged as an
international center for transit trade. However, the prestige of being a transit hub also involves being targeted as a point of entry for the re-export of counterfeit goods. Counterfeiters identify a fast moving and reliable product, and exploit the opportunity creating dents in the profits of a genuine producer of goods.

Federal Law No. 37 of 1992 dealing with trademarks provides suitable penalties for trademark infringement, (i) for forging or imitating a trademark to deceive; and (ii) selling, offering for sale or possessing for the purposes of sale, goods bearing a forged or imitated trademark.Penalties also include imprisonment and/ or fine if proven guilty.

We can help in taking appropriate action against the infringement and counterfeited cases in the U.A.E.Each case is studied and an appropriate action adopted to fight for the rights of the Intellectual Property owners.