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Trademark - 10 years - Timeframe 15 months

1.        Legalized power of attorney

2.        List of goods protected and classes covered (N. cl. 9e). Separate application for each class

3.        Translation of the mark, if any

4.        Details of home/ foreign registration, if any

5.        Certified copy of priority documents, if claimed

Collective / Quality-Control Mark
1-5.   Same as above

6.        Two legalized copies of the Articles of Association

7.        Two legalized copies of the system used in controlling or examining the products with a statement on the conditions and requirements and way of using the trademark

8.        List of persons or firms entitled to use the mark

Renewal - 10 years

1.        Legalized power of attorney

2.        Registration or last renewal certificate for endorsement

3.        Grace period of 6 months entails payment of penalty

Assignment / License / Merger

1.        Legalized power of attorney

2.        Legalized certificate of incorporation or extract from the commercial register

3.        Legalized deed of Assignment signed by both parties / License / Merger

4.        Registration or last renewal certificate for endorsement

5.        Annuities paid during the first 3 months of each calendar year - period of grace of 3 months allowed

Change of Name or Address

1.        Legalized power of attorney

2.        Legalized certificate of change of name or address showing date of change

3.        Registration or last renewal certificate for endorsement

Patent - Paris Convention - 15 years

1.        Legalized power of attorney

2.        Four copies of specification, claims, drawings and abstract with Arabic translation

3.        Legalized Deed of assignment of priority rights from the inventor, if any

4.        Certified copy of priority documents, if claimed

Annuities

1.        Legalized power of attorney

2.        Annuities should be paid within 3 months of each year for granted and pending patent application. A period of grace of 3 months are amended for payment with penalty amounting to double original fees

Assignment / License / Merger/ Change of Name or Address
 Same as for TMs
Design - 10 years

1.        Legalized power of attorney

2.        Legalized deed of assignment, if the applicant is not the designer

3.        Three copies of the design with description, drawings, pictures and type of products used therein

4.        Certified copy of priority documents, if claimed

5.        Annuities are due with a period of grace of 3 months with penalty

Assignment / License / Merger/ Change of Name or Address
Same as for TMs
Layout Design of Integrated Circuits

1.        Legalized power of attorney

2.        Legalized deed of assignment, if the applicant is not the inventor

Copyright

a.        Computer software:

1.      Legalized power of attorney

2.      Detailed specification of the software

3.      Name and ID of the programmer and photocopy of his passport

4.      An undertaking that the program is of his invention

5.      Three copies of the work

6.      A permission from the ministry of information allowing the distribution of the work

b.         Copyright:

1.      Legalized power of attorney

2.      Three copies of the work

3.      An undertaking the work is of the inventor of the author

4.      A permission from the ministry of the information allowing the distribution of the work

5.      Application on the letterhead of the applicant addressed to king Abdullah

Domain Name - 1 year

1.        Legalized power of attorney

2.        Copy of the trademark registration to be used as a domain name or a certificate of incorporation of the applicant in Saudi Arabia

3.        A letter addressed to the Saudi Administration requesting the domain name on the letterhead of the applicant

4.        Each domain name should be associated with primary and secondary server at the minimum two operational DNS

5.        Please contact us for registration of a domain name in Arabic

6.        Renewal for one year


        Remarks

1.        Legalization is by Saudi Arabian Consulate

2.        General legalized POA can be used for any IP service mentioned hereabove

3.        Same registered address should be used in any new application or recording

4.        Alcoholic drinks and beverages covered by classes 32 and 33 as well as pork in class 29 and Christmas tree in class 28 are not registrable

5.        Non-use  for 5 consecutive years will subject the mark to cancellation by court action

6.        Opposition for both trademarks and patent 90 days from date of publication

7.        Translation charges of list of goods, patent specification, claims etc. are charged once when these cover more than one country




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