The regional trademark offices in the Middle East, including the local UAE trademark office, receive thousands of trademark applications on a yearly basis. The ratio of approved and registered trademarks has been increasing significantly over the last few years, due to a less conservative examination approach that has been in place. This has effectively increased the number of registered trademarks, resulting in more controversial newly registered trademarks in the market. Analysis Hence it would [...]

As a kind of plastic art with practicality and artistry, the Works of Applied Art have both the characteristics of the literary and the industrial design. When the Works of Applied Art is connected with a specific manufacturer and has been used and promoted for a long time, it is more likely to be with the characteristics of identifying the source of goods and services, qualified as the package and decoration of famous commodities [...]

Personality rights means a right of person related to his or her personality. They can be protected under right to privacy or as a property of a person. This is important to mostly celebrities because people use a celebrity name or a photograph to advertise their trade and this usage influences their sales. Anyone can misuse a celebrity's name or a photograph very easily for their trade, therefore it is important for a celebrity [...]