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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58 of this Law states that it entered into force ninety days after its publication in the Official Gazette and it repealed the Trademarks Law promulgated by Royal Decree No. M/5 of 4/5/1404 (February 6, 1984).

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Implementing Regulations of Trademarks Law, 2002 (issued by decision of the Minister of Commerce No. 1723 dated 28/07/1423H (October 5, 2002)) (SA011)
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Royal Decree No. M/51 of 26 Rajab 1435H (May 25, 2014), on Approval of the Trademarks Law of GCC States (SA060)
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IP/N/1/SAU/I/1
WIPO Lex No. SA003