Patent renewal fees in the United Arab Emirates: costs, due dates and grace period
Where you pay in the United Arab Emirates depends on where you filed: filings made at the GCC Patent Office renew there, national filings at the Ministry of Economy. The patent runs up to year 20 either way. Miss a due date and you get a 12-month grace period, with a surcharge on top: nothing extra for the first three months, then 400 AED climbing to 3600 AED.
What are the patent renewal due dates in the United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates is part of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) patent system. A GCC patent applies in United Arab Emirates even before grant, and you pay its annuities directly to the GCC Patent Office, not to the Ministry of Economy. National patents follow their own rules.
Official patent renewal fees by year in the United Arab Emirates
Official fees payable to the Ministry of Economy, by patent year, in AED. These are the national route fees. A patent filed through the GCC Patent Office is renewed there instead, on its own fee schedule.
| Year | Official fee (AED) | ≈ USD | Cumulative (AED) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | — | — |
| 2 | 200 | $54 | 200 |
| 3 | 200 | $54 | 400 |
| 4 | 200 | $54 | 600 |
| 5 | 200 | $54 | 800 |
| 6 | 1,000 | $272 | 1,800 |
| 7 | 1,000 | $272 | 2,800 |
| 8 | 1,000 | $272 | 3,800 |
| 9 | 1,000 | $272 | 4,800 |
| 10 | 1,000 | $272 | 5,800 |
| 11 | 2,500 | $681 | 8,300 |
| 12 | 2,500 | $681 | 10,800 |
| 13 | 2,500 | $681 | 13,300 |
| 14 | 2,500 | $681 | 15,800 |
| 15 | 2,500 | $681 | 18,300 |
| 16 | 4,000 | $1,089 | 22,300 |
| 17 | 4,000 | $1,089 | 26,300 |
| 18 | 4,000 | $1,089 | 30,300 |
| 19 | 4,000 | $1,089 | 34,300 |
| 20 | 4,000 | $1,089 | 38,300 |
| Full term · years 2–20 | 38,300 | $10,429 | 38,300 |
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Missed a patent renewal deadline in the United Arab Emirates?
A 12-month grace period runs from the day after the due date. You can still pay the renewal fee with a surcharge on top: nothing extra for the first three months, then 400 AED climbing to 3600 AED, and the patent continues without interruption. Once the grace period closes, the patent lapses.
If you miss a renewal due date of 31 March 2026, the patent enters the grace period on 1 April 2026. Settle the renewal fee and the surcharge by 31 March 2027 to keep the patent in force.
Patent renewal fees in other jurisdictions
The same schedule, deadlines and grace rules, in the jurisdictions we are asked about most.
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Patents aren't the only rights that lapse without renewal. United Arab Emirates also protects trademarks and designs. Each on its own schedule and fee scale.
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1. What do I pay while the application is pending?
It depends where you filed. A GCC filing counts from the filing date, so you pay any annuity that falls due while you wait. A national filing owes nothing until examination, and your first payment then covers everything up to that point.
2. When can I pay the renewal fee?
Whenever you like. In the United Arab Emirates, you can settle renewal fees at any time and pay several annuities together in one go.
3. Can I renew a patent after missing a due date?
Yes. You get a 12-month grace period, starting the day after you miss the due date. Pay the renewal fee plus a surcharge inside that window and your patent stays in force. You pay nothing extra for the first three months, then 400 AED, climbing to 3600 AED. Miss the window too and the patent lapses.
4. How long does a patent last?
Up to 20 years from the filing date, as long as you pay every annuity on time. Stop paying and it lapses at the end of the grace period that follows the last due date.
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