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Law on Trademarks (issued by Royal Decree No. M/21 of 28 Jumada I 1423 (August 7, 2002)), Saudi Arabia
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Year of Version
2002
Dates
Entry into force:
December 6, 2002
Issued:
August 7, 2002
Type of Text
Main IP Laws
Subject Matter
Trademarks,
Geographical Indications
Subject Matter (secondary)
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws,
IP Regulatory Body
Notes
The Trademarks law (“the Law”) contains 10 Parts and 58 Articles: Part I (Articles 1-2) on General Provisions, Part II (Articles 3-19) on Procedures and Publicizing of Trademarks, Part III (Articles 20-22) on the Effect of Trademark Registration, Part IV (Articles 23-28) on the Renewal and Cancellation of Trademark, Part V (Articles 29-32) on the Transfer of Ownership, Pledge and Attachment of the Trademark, Part VI (Articles 33-37) on the Licenses for Trademark Use, Part VII (Articles 38-40) on the Jointly-Owned Trademarks, Part VIII (Articles 41-42) on Fees, Part IX (articles 43-54) on Crimes and Punishments and Part X (Articles 55-58) on Concluding Provisions.
Article 58 of this Law states that it entered into force ninety days after its publication in the Official Gazette and it repealed the Trademarks Law promulgated by Royal Decree No. M/5 of 4/5/1404 (February 6, 1984).
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نظام العلامات التجارية (الصادر بموجب المرسوم الملكي رقم م/21 في 28 جمادى الأولى 1423هـ الموافق 7 أغسطس 2002م )
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WTO Document Reference
IP/N/1/SAU/I/1
WIPO Lex No.
SA003