Resolve Challenges & Conflicts: Copyrights and Neighbouring Rights

In the UAE, copyright and neighbouring rights protection relates to many kinds of intellectual works, like paintings, books, literary, artistic, or musical work, as well as films, software, architecture and more. Protection is not required by formal registration but exists by creation of the work. Nevertheless, registration is available in the UAE.

An infringement of copyright and neighbouring rights can be difficult to detect since the registration of such rights is not mandatory and results from the work's creation. Any known reuse of information requires clarification and consideration of existing rights.

Legal clarification for copyright and neighbouring rights matters is typically very case-specific and quite complex. Therefore, legal advice is required to provide a clear assessment of the ownership of a copyright and its potential infringement by a third party.

A copyright's protection does not require a formal registration, it exists by creation of the work itself. A registration can be beneficial to support the claim of your own right and is possible in the UAE. Copyright protection lasts generally for a very long time, ending 50 years after the death of the work's author. For certain kinds of creative work, like applied arts, different periods apply.

AD.iP provides and maintains a list of IP service providers and law firms which allows a specific search for a qualified IP professional or firm using diverse search criteria. You may want to filter the list to find optimal support for your clarification needs.