A study released in late 2012 by Thomson CompuMark, the Middle East saw a 600% increase in trademark applications between 1990 and 2011.

Over the last 22 years there have been 133,963 trademarks registered in the UAE and 118,380 in Saudi Arabia. Classes covering pharmaceuticals, electrical and scientific apparatus, advertising and business, cosmetics, and staple foods received the most trademark registrations.