This document summarizes the business incorporation and legal services provided by Legal Maxims Consultants, a multinational law firm. It offers business setup and company formation services in the UAE, India, and UK, including trade license assistance, LLC registration, and virtual offices. It also provides ongoing legal services like amendments, ownership changes, and liquidations. The firm aims to efficiently guide clients through the legal processes while complying with local laws. It works with an experienced team across its global offices to promptly assist clients.

1. A Legal Touch on business approach…

2. Introduction
• Legal Maxims Consultants is a Multinational Corporate Law Firm rendering
total Corporate solutions with various offices in the United Arab Emirates,
India and the UK, providing cutting edge of Legal, Financial, Corporate and
Intellectual Property services.
• Business incorporation service is one of the core areas of Legal Maxims
Consultants
• We specialized in business setup and company formation services and to
provide appropriate legal advice and remedies to protect investment of the
clients.
• We expertise in dealing with both legal and commercial perspective for
incorporation services.
• Highly qualified and experienced team, operates at the highest standards to
provide the customers with prompt and proactive services. All of our
incorporation services are undertaken in full compliance with the relevant
local legislation.
• To provide prudent and consistent assistance to the clients to get their
commercial license as quickly as possible and minimize client losses
professionally and ethically

3. INCORPORATION SERVICES:
• BUSINESS SETUP IN UAE
• Trade/ Industrial & Professional Licenses
• LLC, Professional Companies, Foreign Branch & Representative Companies,
• Free Zone & Offshore Companies
• Arrange Reliable Sponsors
• Assistance for Bank facilities
• Arrange Virtual Office
• Amendments
• Adding & removing of Partners
• Changing Name, Activity & Partners Etc
• LLC Conversion from establishment
• License Liquidation / Cancellation Process
• Sale & Purchase Of Business
• Buying & Selling of companies
• Perfect Legal Documentation To Protect Investment & Profit
• Drafting of All Type Of Agreements & Contracts
• Free Corporate & Management consultation

4. Legal Structures…
• The seven categories of legal structures are defined by the law are:
• Sole ownership ( Proprietorship)
• Limited liability company
• General partnership company
• Partnership-en-commendams
• Joint venture company
• Public shareholding company
• Private shareholding company
• Share partnership company

5. • Arrange Reliable Sponsors
• Assistance for Bank facilities
• Arrange Virtual Office
• Amendments
• Adding & removing of Partners
• Changing Name, Activity & Partners Etc
• LLC Conversion from establishment
• License Liquidation / Cancellation Process
• Sale & Purchase Of Business
• Buying & Selling of companies
• Perfect Legal Documentation To Protect Investment & Profit
• Drafting of All Type Of Agreements & Contracts
• Free Corporate & Management consultation

6. Classifications
 The criteria for the registration and protection is being
provided on the basis of classifications.
 Altogether 45 classes are provided for the Trademarks.
 Class 1 to 34 are specified for the goods
 Class 35 to 45 specifies for the service oriented items.

7. Search
Search is an optional provision as pre-registration process.
Prior to initiate the registration process, it is advisable to conduct
a search of the Trade name so as to know the availability of the
Tradename for registration
And also to know about the existence of similar or identical
registration of said names.

8. Documents required:
Power of Attorney to be notarized/Legalized
Copy of Trade License
Copy of Passport of an authorized signatory
Soft copy of Logo

9. Fee structures
• Search fee 800-Maxims(629467)
• Application Filing fee +971-4-2278125
• Gazette Publication fee +971-50-944-0588
• Publication in 2 National News papers
• Official Registration fees:
10 years from the date of application
Validity of Registration
Duration of Regn process
12 to 16 months from the date of Application.

10. • Filing Application for approval
• Confirmation from Ministry
• Publication in 2 National Daily News papers
• Official Gazette publication
• Call for objection from Public at large
• Final Registration
• Obtaining Certificate
Filing process

11. Registration Process
FILING APPLICATION
PRELIMINARY
EXAMINATION
TECHNICAL
EXAMINATION REPORT REJECTIONACCEPTANCE
APPEAL
ACCEPTANCE
CONDITIONAL
ACCEPTANCE
PUBLICATION
GAZETTE &NEWS
PAPER PUBLICATION
APPEAL
OPPOSITION
REJECTION
ACCEPTANCE
LEGAL
DEPARTMENT
REGISTRATION PROCESS
& FINAL PAYMENT
PUBLICATION
CERTIFICATE OF
REGISTRATION
OPPOSITION
LEGAL
DEPARTMENT
REGISTRATION
PROCESS & PAYMENT REGISTRATION
PROCESS & PAYMENT

12. We specialized in:
• Registration and Protection of Trademarks,
Patents, Copy rights, Industrial Designs, and
other IP activities worldwide.
• Protection & Enforcement of Trademarks
• Legal Action against Infringement & Passing off
• Watch Dog Services
• License & Assignment of ownership Trademarks
• Amendments of Trademark registration

13. Restrictions:
 Following may not be subject for a trademark registration:
 A mark that is similar or identical to a previously registered trademark or, if
proven, used with respect to the same class of products or services.
 Foreign trademark having international repute that extends beyond the
borders of the country of origin, unless requested by the original owner.
 A mark that is void of any distinguishing attribute or feature, a mark that is
composed of statements that are not more than appellations accorded by
usage to such goods, products or services, a common drawing or normal
image of the products.
 Any mark that is offensive to public morals or can cause disturbance to the
public order.
 A public emblem, flag or symbol, or any imitation thereof, of the State, of an
Arab or International Organization or any Establishment thereof, or of any
Foreign State, unless lawfully authorized
 Red Crescent or Red Cross symbols or other symbols similar thereto, or a
mark in imitation thereof.
 Continued…

14.  A mark that resembles or is similar to a symbol that has purely religious
associations
 A geographic name, which may causes confusion in respect to the origin or
source of the products or services.
 The name, surname, image or emblem of a third party, unless such third
party/his heirs preliminary agree to use it as a trademark.
 A mark that deceives the public or that contains false statements in regard
to the origin, source or other characteristics of the products or services,
and similarly a mark that contains a fictitious, imitative or forged
commercial name.
 A mark owned by a national or juristic person with whom transactions are
prohibited by the UAE law
 A mark the registrations of which in regard to certain classification of goods
or services that may cause decrease in other products or services value
 A mark that includes the following words or expressions: privilege,
privileged, registered, registered drawing, copyright, imitation is forgery or
any other similar words and expressions
 A statement relating to an honorary degree, the attainment of which the
applicant for registration cannot prove by lawful means.

15. Privileged Clients
• IMDAAD LLC subsidiary of DP World (Contact: Mr Subair Valappil, Contract
Manager)
• PERMASTEELISA GARTNER MIDDLE EAST (Contact: Mr. Abdul Shukoor,
Legal Manager)
• AL JABER GALLERY, (Contact: Mr BT Nair)
• GEEPAS (Contact: Abdul Rasheed)
• FUDRUCKERS (Contact: Mr Abdul Rahman Bava)
• SKYCOM (Contact: Mr Stephen)
• GOLDEN TOBACCO (Contact: )
• MASHREQ BANK (Contact: Mr Aboobacker Ali , Manager, Legal
Department)
•

16. We specialized in:
Registration and Protection of Trademarks, Patents,
Copy rights, Industrial Designs, and other IP activities
worldwide.
Protection & Enforcement of Trademarks
Legal Action against Infringement & Passing off
Watch Dog Services
License & Assignment of ownership Trademarks
Amendments of Trademark registration

17. Renewal:
• The Trademark registration can be renewed for
another 10 years
• The renewal process should be initiated during
the final year of its validity
• Renewal application should be submitted within
three months following the date of expiration of
the protection period
• The Ministry will delete the registration from its
records.
• The re-registration of a trademark is applicable
only after three (3) years of its deletion.

18. Advantages of renewal:
• No Technical examination by the Ministry
• No provision for making objection
• No revisions or additions to the existing
registered trademark.

19. Remedies against infringement
Actions against Infringement – Criminal actions
Passing off – Civil remedy for compensation
The UAE Courts have been active in reviewing
trademark infringement cases.
Raiding warehouses, seizing goods and levying
fines and penalties on offenders.
Also, various police departments were equipped
with laboratories to examine counterfeit goods
to prepare detailed reports on any confiscated
products.

20. Cancellation of Registration
• By a final court judgment finding that the mark was
unlawfully registered
• By a court order to delete a registration due to lack of
use of the mark for a time period of five consecutive
years
• As per the request of the right owner

21. Amendment/Modifications
• Any kind of material amendment or modifications
are allowed only after completion of registration
Other activities
•Assignment or mortgage of ownership
•Licensing to use the Trademark

22. Our Team
• Mohamed Sharafudheen, Attorney & Legal Consultant (Managing
Director)
• Mumthaz Sharafudheen, Attorney & Legal Consultant (Director)
• Rafeequ Chelakkoth, Legal Consultant (Head of the Department)
• Sabeetha Nishad, Legal Consultant
• Sirajudheen, Legal Consultant
• Nisha Legal Consultant
• Pardeep Kumar, Principal Auditor
• Mohammed Waheed, Business Development Manager
• Mohammed Subair, Marketing Manager
• who are supported by a team of 25 dedicated members including Team
Leaders, Tele callers, Field Collectors and MIS Executives

23. Our Locations
DUBAI, UAE
P.O Box:39298,
Suit # 602, Damas Tower
Maktoum Street, Dubai
Tel: 04 2278125 Fax: 04 2278145
Mob: +971 50 944- 0588
mail@legalmaxims.com
Toll Free: 800 MAXIMS (629467)
www.legalmaxims.com
RAS AL KHAIMA - KOCHI - BANGALORE - DELHI

24. Thank You
Toll Free: 800 MAXIMS (629467)
www.legalmaxims.com