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United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates has been a member of WIPO since 1974 and is a signatory to over 12 WIPO treaties.
The national IP offices of the United Arab Emirates are the Copyrights and Related Rights Department, the Innovation Development and Industrial Property Department and the Trademark Department at the Ministry of Economy. The office is located in Abu Dhabi.
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Intellectual property landscape: United Arab Emirates
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- WIPO lex database for IP laws, regulations, judgements and treaties
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- Statistical IP profile including data on patent, utility models, trademark and industrial design applications
Global Innovation Index ranking
United Arab Emirates ranks 30th among the 140 economies featured in the GII 2025.
The Global Innovation Index (GII) ranks world economies according to their innovation capabilities. Consisting of roughly 80 indicators, grouped into innovation inputs and outputs, the GII aims to capture the multi-dimensional facets of innovation.
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