Legislative Implementation of Flexibilities - United Arab Emirates

Title:	Article 59 of the Federal Law No (31) of 2006 pertaining to the Industrial Regulation and Protection of Patents, Industrial Drawings, and Designs
Field of IP:	Patents
Type of flexibility:	Ex-officio IP office control of anti-competitive clauses in licensing agreements
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Provisions of Law

Article ( 59 )

Licensing agreements, assignments, or transfer of the right of the subject under protection, with any amendments or validation made thereon shall all be subject to supervision of the administration in respect to conditions, securities, and rights being afforded by the deeds of protection. The administration may request the competent parties to amend those agreements involving misuse of an intellectual property right or conflicting with the trade competition associated with the said agreement in the State.

Should the agreement not be amended, the administration shall then have the right to deny approval and registration of the agreement in the record as provided for in the implementing regulations of this law.