معلومات عامة
نوع العلامات التجارية
Marks for goods, Service marks, Series marks, Collective marks, Quality control Marks or Sound marks.
نوع مقدم الطلب
Company, Individual or Jointly.
العناصر القابلة للتسجيل
Character, Chinese characters, Three-dimensional shape, Claiming color, Claiming priority, Combination of colors or Sound.
مدة الحماية
9 Years and 8 months from filing date and renewable for 9 Years and 8 months within 12 months before expiry or 6 months after expiry with surcharge.
الموعد النهائي للأولوية
6 months from the priority application filing date.
التصنيف
10th Edition – Single class application, Use of class headings, Designation of retail services and Addition to class heading (Class 33, alcoholic goods in Class 32, and pork meat in Class 29 cannot be registered).
البحث
Applicable for Word marks.
الفحص
Substantive, Relative grounds and Absolute grounds
قابلية التسجيل
Registrations, Partial recordation or Termination.
الإطارات الزمنية (حتى)
Search: 5 days.
Registration: 5 months
- Filing to Examination decision 1 month
- Examination decision to Publication 1 month
- Publication Opposition Period 2 months
- Registration to Certificate Issuance 1 month
Renewals: 1 month.
Recordation: 2 months.
Appeal: 3 months.
Opposition: 5 months.
إقرار الاستخدام
Not applicable.
الموافقة وإخلاء المسؤولية
Not Acceptable to overcome refusal.
إجراء الإلغاء
Applicable for Unlawful registration Non-use for a period of 5 years from the Registration before the Courts.
إجراءات الانتهاك
Prevention of importation of infringing goods by Customs, Raid, Injunction, Damages, Fine and Imprisonment.
متطلبات التقديم:
Power of Attorney duly legalized up to the Saudi Arabia Consulate or Apostilled.
Certified copy of the priority document, if priority is claimed.
(All the above required at the time of filing)
متطلبات التجديد:
Power of Attorney duly legalized up to the Saudi Arabia Consulate or Apostilled.. (Required at the time of filing in case we are not the agent of record)
متطلبات التنازل:
Power of attorney signed by the assignee dduly legalized up to the Saudi Arabia Consulate or Apostilled.
Deed of assignment signed by both parties duly legalized as above or Apostilled.
متطلبات الترخيص:
Power of attorney signed by the licensee duly legalized up to the Saudi Arabia Consulate or Apostilled.
License agreement signed by both parties duly legalized as above or Apostilled.
متطلبات الدمج / الرهن:
Power of Attorney duly legalized up to the Saudi Arabia Consulate or Apostilled.
Certificate of merger / mortgage duly legalized as above or Apostilled.
متطلبات الاسم / العنوان:
Power of Attorney in the new name/address duly legalized up to the Saudi Arabia Consulate or Apostilled.
A certificate issued by the competent authorities evidencing the changes or an affidavit proving the changes duly legalized as above or Apostilled. (Not required for Change of Address)
متطلبات الاستئناف / المعارضة:
• Power of Attorney duly legalized up to the Saudi Arabia Consulate or Apostilled. (Required at the time of filing)
• Any document to show prior use in the stated jurisdiction or neighbouring countries.
• Brief history of the applicant’s company including list of registrations along with copies of the same in the stated jurisdiction or neighbouring countries.
• The date of first use and registration worldwide and in the stated jurisdiction or neighbouring countries.
• Extracts from bills/invoices, etc., from the year of inception of the company.
• Sales turnover from inception up to date in the country of origin and in the stated jurisdiction or neighbouring countries.
• Any additional helpful documents (ex. Distribution agreements, local advertisements, local newspapers, magazines, etc.) evidencing the use and existence of the mark worldwide and in the stated jurisdiction or neighbouring countries.