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Saudi
Arabia trademark registration, must be made to the Trademarks Office of the
Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Saudi Arabia is one of the member in Paris
Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property. The International
Classification of Goods and Services (Nice Classification) for the Purposes of
the Registration of Marks under the Nice Agreement is followed in Saudi Arabia.
For the trademarks which is covering alcoholic goods are not registrable as
well as retail and wholesale services. A separate application should be filed
with respect to each class of goods or services. Trademarks are governed by the
Trademarks Regulation, Royal Decree No. M/21 of 28th Jumada Awal 1423 Hejra
corresponding to 8th August 2002 Gregorian, and its Implementing Rules of the
same year.
Saudi
Arabia Trademark Application
Applications
for registration must be made to the Trademarks Office of the Ministry of
Commerce and Industry which applies the ‘Nice Classification’ in accordance
with the Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and
Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks of 1957. Below are
the procedure of Saudi Arabia Trademark Application.
Saudi Arabia Trademark Examination
Once a
trademark or a service mark application is filed, it is examined as to its
availability, registrability and coverage. If the Saudi Arabia Registrar objects
in writing to certain aspects of the mark in the course of examination, such as
the scope of goods or services or asks for the modification of the mark, a
grace period of 3 months is given to the applicant to comply with the Saudi Arabia Registrar’s
request. Once the application is formally rejected, a complaint against the
rejection can be filed before the Minister of Commerce, within 60 days from the
date of the notification of the rejection. The Minister’s decision may be
appealed before the Board of Grievances (First Instance Court). The trademark
or service mark applications accepted for Saudi Arabia trademark registration are
published in the Official Gazette of Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia Trademark Publication
Saudi Arabia Trademark Publication
is an invitation to any interested party to oppose the registration of
trademarks or service marks conflicting with their interests. There is a
3-month period open for filing opposition by any interested party. An
opposition to the registration of a trademark or service mark should be filed
within the term of the opposition period, i.e., 90 days from the date of
publication of the notice in the Official Gazette. The case should be filed
before the Board of Grievances (First Instance Court).
The
duration of a trademark or a service mark registration is 10 years start from the
filing date. The registration is renewable for similar periods of 10 years
each. According to the provisions of the new trademark law, a grace period of 6
months with a lateness fine is allowed for filing a renewal application after
the expiration of the protection period.
Saudi Arabia Trademark Registration
When the
Saudi Arabia trademark registration is completed, the owner of the mark shall
be given a certificate containing the details specified by the rules for
implementation and in particular.
1. The
serial number of the mark's registration.
2. The
date of filing the registration application and dates of registration and
priority, if any,
3. The
commercial name or the name of the mark owner, his place of residence and
nationality
4. A
photo of the mark, and
5.
Details of products or services and their categories for which the mark is
registered.
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