A recent decision by the UAE Cabinet Decision - No. 9 of 2015 - has effectively doubled the official fees for registering trademarks with the Ministry of Economy (MOE) trademark office (TMO) in the UAE.  This marks a huge increase on what were already considered one of the highest places to register a Trademark in the world.

This decision takes effect on 29 May 2015 and similar increases apply to other forms of intellectual property.

The fees have been increased as follows:

Search fee - from AED 250 up to AED 500

Application filing fee - from AED 500 up to AED 1000

Publication fee - from AED 500 up to AED 1,000

Registration fee - from AED 5,000 up to AED 10,000

Renewal fee - from AED 5,000 up to AED 10,000