From Filing to
Registration: 10-12 months
Convention Priority:
Yes
Classification of
Goods/Service: International (8th Edition)
Multiple Class
Applications: N/A
Registration
Validity:
10 Hegira years
(approximately 9
Gregorian years and
9 months), renewable
for other
consecutive periods,
each of which is
Hegira 10 years.
Renewal Time:
Application for
Renewal should be
submitted during the
last year of the
protection period.
There is 6 Hegira
months grace-period
for late renewal
upon payment of
lateness fine.
Trade/Service mark
Use:
Not pre-requisite
for registration.
However, a trademark
is vulnerable for
cancellation by any
interested party,
who may prove that
the trademark was
not actually used
for five consecutive
years.
Procedure:
Once the application
is filed, it is
queued to be
examined as to the
trademark
registrability.
Accepted
applications by the
Registrar are
published in the
Official Gazette.
There is 3 months
period for filing an
opposition by any
interested party. In
absence of an
opposition, the
published trademark
is registered, and
the certificate of
registration is
issued.
Requirements:
Trademark/Service
Mark Applications
1- Power of
Attorney, duly
notarized and
legalized up to the
Consulate of Saudi
Arabia.
3- 15 Prints of the
trademark.
4- Certified copy of
the priority
document, if
priority is to be
claimed (can be
submitted within 3
months as of filing
the application)
Renewal of
Trademark/Service
Mark Registrations
1- Power of
Attorney, duly
notarized and
legalized up to the
Consulate of Saudi
Arabia.
2- The original
Certificate of
Registration for
endorsement.
Assignment
Applications
1- Power of Attorney
by the Assignee,
duly notarized and
legalized up to the
Consulate of Saudi
Arabia.
2- Deed of
Assignment, signed
by both parties,
notarized and
legalized up to the
Consulate of Saudi
Arabia.
2- The original
Certificate of
Registration for
endorsement.
Change of
Name/Address
Applications
1- Power of Attorney
in the new
name/address, duly
notarized and
legalized up to the
Consulate of Saudi.
2- Certificate of
change of name, duly
legalized up to the
Consulate of Saudi
Arabia.
3- The original
Certificate of
Registration for
endorsement.
