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Law of Commercial Courts (approved by Royal Decree No. M/93 du 15/08/1441H (April 8, 2020)), Saudi Arabia

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Year of Version 2020 Dates Entry into force: June 27, 2020 Published: April 17, 2020 Approval: April 9, 2020 Type of Text IP-related Laws Subject Matter Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Notes The Law of Commercial Courts entered into force on June 16, 2020, 60 days following its publication in the Official Gazette (April 17, 2020), in accordance to its Article 96 under Part 11 on Final Provisions). Paragraph 6 of Article 16 under Part 2 (Jurisdiction) provides that the commercial court shall have jurisdiction over claims and violations arising from the intellectual property law.

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) Arabic نظام المحاكم التجارية (الصادر بالمرسوم الملكي رقم م/93 المؤرخ 15/08/1441هـ الموافق 8 أبريل 2020م)) PDF English Law of Commercial Courts (approved by Royal Decree No. M/93 du 15/08/1441H (April 8, 2020)) PDF WTO Notifications Coversheet WTO Notifications Coversheet French Loi des tribunaux de commerce (approuvée par le décret royal n° M/93 du 15/08/1441H (8 avril 2020)) PDF Spanish Ley de los tribunales de comercio (aprobada por el Real Decreto Nº M/93 de 15/08/1441H (8 de abril de 2020)) PDF English Law of Commercial Courts (approved by Royal Decree No. M/93 du 15/08/1441H (April 8, 2020)) PDF
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The Law of Commercial Courts (promulgated by Royal Decree No. M/2 du 15/1/1390H (March 23, 1970)) (SA050)

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