Trademark Registration in UAE

     The trademark will be published in the Trademark Journal issued by the Ministry and must also be published in two local newspapers. After the publication, there is a period of 30 days during which written objections to registration may be filed to the Trademark Office by third parties. If no objections are received within the initial 30 days, the Trademark Office approves the registration, and the registration certificate will be issued.

 A registration is valid for 10 years from the date the application was filed and can be renewed indefinitely for consecutive 10-year periods. Under current laws, there is no requirement to ‘prove use’ of the registration in order to renew it.

A renewal application must be filed during the last year of expiry. For renewal there is a non–extendable grace period of three months from the date of expiry of the trademark.

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EMPLOYMENT VISA

Description
Employment Visa is a process of legally obtaining government approval for an expat to work under the sponsorship of a company by obtaining the Labour Card and Residence Visa from the Ministry of Labour and Immigration Department respectively. Without having these documents, an expat cannot lawfully work for any company in the UAE.
The basic components of the Employment Visa are:
1. Entry Permit (pink visa)- Allows the person to enter UAE on an employment visa
2. Residence Visa- This is an actual visa stamped on the passport of an expat allowing him/her to stay in the country for 2 years. This residence visa has company name, designation of the employee mentioned on it
3. Labour Card (work permit) - An ATM size card that legally allows a person to work for a company. This card will have company name and designation of the employee.
4. Labour Contract- It is a legal agreement between the company and the employee which states the working conditions, hours, salary and benefits bounded under the UAE labour laws
The Labour Card allows a person to work for the company and the Residence Visa (stamped in the passport) allows the person to have a permit to legally stay in the country for a minimum period of 2 years. Both the Labour Card and Residence Visa can be renewed after the expiry for another 2 years. All the companies under the jurisdiction of Federal Government seeking to hire expats to fill the job vacancies require this service.
Qualifications for Employment Visa
There are certain qualifications for a person to be eligible for an Employment Visa. A person who is having a labour ban for the failure of completing 2 years of service in the previous company can only be hired by the new company should he/she meets the following conditions:
1. The person has a high School Diploma/ Degree Certificate/ Master’s degree
2. The designation is higher than that of before. For example:-A person who was working as an executive now obtains a managerial post
3. The salary is at least AED 5000 for a high school graduate, AED 7000 for a college graduate and AED 12000 for a post graduate 

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