Intellectual Property Services in UAE
: Protect what makes your business yours. BEX helps you register and secure your trademarks, copyrights, patents, and other intellectual property across the UAE — fast, compliant, and reliable, from application to certificate.
?What Is Intellectual Property
? Intellectual property refers to the legal rights granted to individuals and businesses for their creative and commercial work — your brand name, logo, inventions, designs, and original content. Registering your IP means no one else can legally use, copy, or profit from it without your permission. In the UAE, IP registration turns your ideas and brand into protected, transferable business assets.
Types of Intellectual Property We Handle
Copyrights & Neighboring Rights
Protection for original literary, artistic, and creative work: books, articles, software, apps, images, and digital designs.
Trademarks
Your business name, logo, and visual identity — the brand elements customers recognize and that competitors can't legally copy once registered.
Industrial Designs
Protection for the visual and aesthetic design of a product — its shape, pattern, or ornamentation — distinct from how it functions.
Patents
Protection for novel, industrially applicable inventions, including full filing, documentation, and safeguarding of technical and product innovations.
Digital IP
Protection for content created or published digitally: online articles, social content, digital artwork, apps, websites, and software.
Trade Secrets
Confidential business information that gives you a competitive edge — formulas, processes, algorithms, client data — protected through NDAs and sound legal documentation.
What's Included in Our IP Services
Trade Secret Protection
Drafting of NDAs and confidentiality agreements to legally safeguard sensitive business information
IP Contracts & Licensing
Ownership transfer agreements, licensing arrangements, and franchising documentation for your registered IP
Industrial Design Registration
Filing and registration of product designs to protect their distinctive look and appearance
Patent Filing Support
Preparation and documentation of patent applications for submission through the relevant UAE authorities
Copyright Registration
Registration of literary, artistic, and digital works to establish clear legal ownership
Trademark Registration
Brand name and logo search, availability checks, and full application filing with the UAE Ministry of Economy
Trade Name vs. Trademark — Know the Difference
Many business owners confuse the two. Your trade name is the official company name registered with the DED and used in your license and contracts. Your trademark is your brand identity — the name, logo, or symbol customers recognize — and it’s what actually gets legally protected against copying. You can have a registered trade name with no trademark protection at all, which leaves your brand exposed
Why Choose BEX for Intellectual Property Services?
- Specialists in UAE trademark, copyright, and IP search and registration
- Direct experience with the Ministry of Economy's registration processes
- Transparent pricing and realistic timelines from day one End-to-end support — from search and filing to certificate and renewal
Additional Support
- Guidance on IP portfolio management as your business grows Renewal tracking so protection never lapses
?What's the difference between a trade name and a trademark
A trade name is your official company name registered with the DED. A trademark is your brand identity — name, logo, or symbol — and it’s what can actually be legally protected against copying.
?Is intellectual property a business asset
Yes. IP rights are valuable intangible assets — they can be licensed, transferred, or included in your company’s valuation.
?How long does IP protection last
Trademarks: 10 years, renewable indefinitely. Patents: 20 years from filing. Industrial designs: 20 years (under UAE Federal Law No. 11 of 2021). Copyrights: the author’s lifetime plus 50 years, starting from the year following death. Trade secrets: as long as confidentiality is maintained.
?Can I register IP before my company is officially set up
? In many cases yes, depending on the type of IP and your situation. We’ll walk you through the right order — and if you need company formation too, our Business Setup team can run both in parallel.
?What happens if someone infringes on my trademark or copyright
BEX handles the registration and administrative side. For infringement disputes or enforcement action, we connect you with the ILAW Group’s legal team.
Your intellectual property is one of your most valuable business assets. Contact BEX today to register your trademark, copyright, or other IP in the UAE and secure what’s yours.