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UAE waives 29 industrial property fees for student inventors and People of Determination

A UAE Cabinet resolution in effect since 14 September 2026 exempts student inventors and People of Determination from fees for 29 industrial property services, the Ministry of Economy and Tourism said.

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Centre · 2Student inventors and People of Determination (people with disabilities) in the UAE no longer pay fees for a range of industrial property services under Cabinet Resolution No. 136 of 2026, which took effect on 14 September 2026. Centre · 2The Ministry of Economy and Tourism said the resolution gives full exemptions for 29 services covering patents, industrial designs, utility certificates and integrated circuit layouts. Centre · 2Both groups are exempt from fees for 11 shared services, including patent and industrial design registration applications, utility certificate examinations and annual protection fees for years two to five; these previously cost between Dh100 and Dh1,000.

Centre · 2People of Determination are exempt from nine further services with fees of Dh1,000 to Dh9,000, and student inventors from nine other services that previously cost Dh500 to Dh4,500. Centre · 2Abdulrahman Al Muaini, the ministry's Assistant Undersecretary for the Intellectual Property Sector, said the resolution affirms the UAE's vision of fostering creativity and innovation and lets these inventors register their innovations with ease and protect their rights. Centre · 2The ministry reported a 9 per cent rise in patent applications in the first half of 2026 against the same period of 2025, and growth of about 21 per cent in utility certificate applications.

Centre · 2Registered applications for patents, utility certificates and industrial designs total 22,184; the outlets give slightly different figures for 2025 patent applications, about 4,361 (Gulf News) and about 4,300 (The National). Centre · 2The ministry said it is also improving its digital services for IP registration; The National links this to the We the UAE 2031 vision.

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Both outlets report the fee waiver as a ministry announcement, relaying the ministry's figures and Al Muaini's quote with no outside voices.
Emphasis
Which services are free and previous fee ranges (Gulf News); removal of a barrier to innovation protection and the We the UAE 2031 vision (The National).
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Neither includes comment from inventors, students or disability groups, nor the cost to the state.
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“removing a key barrier to innovation protection”
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“The exemptions are aimed at reducing the cost of registering innovations” — Gulf News
“removing a key barrier to innovation protection” — The National

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