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Welcome to the Spring 2025 edition of ECLIPSE, the new Intellectual Property newsletter under the refreshed brand identity of Hadef & Partners.
According to the UAE Ministry of Economy, which was established with the goal of achieving an internationally competitive and diversified UAE economy, the number of business licences linked to creative activities registered in the UAE reached 932,000 by mid-2023 and is forecast to soon exceed one million. This is part of the overall economic growth of the UAE, and where GDP is expected to reach USD 800 billion by 2030.
The integration of national IP strategies with the economic agenda of the UAE has seen a number of initiatives, the most notable of which was in February 2024 with the announcement of eleven interconnected initiatives centralized around four core themes.
As a key commercial hub in the Middle East region, and benefitting from continued economic growth, population expansion, and as a tourist destination for visitors from around the world, franchising is a key feature of the UAE commercial landscape, for both local and international brands. This is particular the case for F&B brands, and with some important take-aways.
The definition of ‘non-conventional’ trade marks in the UAE has become broader and reflects the changing nature of what the marketplace considers a trade mark can be. Sounds and smells, two of the most evocative of our senses in terms of memory recall, are capable of registration as trade marks in the UAE.
In a significant milestone for the UAE’s creative sector, the Ministry of Economy awarded the country’s first collective management license for music rights to the Emirates Music Rights Association (EMRA) in April 2025.
In March 2025, the National Media Council (NMC) issued an official statement on the ethical and legal standard for digital platform use.
The rapid emergence of low-cost (and often free), easily accessible and easy to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) platforms has given an unprecedented ability for anyone to unleash their inner Picasso and create what is sometimes (but not always) very impressive works of art.
Widely regarded as one of the world’s safest countries, the UAE places significant emphasis on national values of respect, tolerance and co-existence. This is achieved through various laws that set a required standard for the manner in which people, both citizens and residents alike, interact with each other in the ‘real world’ and online.
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