TRADEMARK REGISTRATION IN SAUDI ARABIA
In the Saudi Arabia, trademarks are governed by the Trademarks Regulation, Royal Decree No M/21 of 28 Jumada Awal 1423 Hejra (corresponding to 8 August 2002), and its Implementing Rules of the same year. Trademarks are also governed by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Trademark Law, which Saudi Arabia adopted on 27 September 2016.
The GCC Trademark Law does not create a single unified method of trademark registration for GCC countries, thus, applications for registration are still made through the Saudi government body in charge of trademark oversight, the SAIP. The SAIP 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.
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a copy and description of the trademark required to be registered;
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the name, title, address, nationality and trade name of the applicant (if any). If the applicant is a juristic person, the name, address of the head office and nationality must be stated;
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where the application is submitted by an attorney, his name, title and address must be stated;
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the products or services in respect of which the trademark is required to be registered, and the classification thereof;
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a copy of the power of attorney together with the original for verifying purposes must be attached where the application was submitted by an attorney of the person concerned;
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evidence of payment of application fees as stipulated in the Trademarks Regulation.
OFFICIAL FEES (IN SAUDI RIYAL)
(Please Note- The fees are subject to change with minor variations. The firm will not be liable for any discrepancy in the fees. The Charges will be taken as per the fees relevant at the time of providing the services.)