Trademarks
Law
Trademark Law No.11 of 2006. Rights are acquired by registration, yet prior use is a ground to oppose an application.
Convention/Bodies
Paris Convention, Berne, GCC Patent Office, WIPO, WTO.
Classification
International Classification for goods and services. A separate application has to be filed for each class.
Duration
A registration is for a period of 10 years and renewable for similar periods. A 3 months grace period is allowed for renewals.
Use
Use is not compulsory. However, a registration is vulnerable to cancellation by any interested party who can establish that the mark was not in use during the five years preceding the application for cancellation and that there was no bona-fide intention to use the mark.
Assignment
A registration can be assigned but with goodwill and the business concern.
License
Recording of a license is mandatory.
Infringement
Infringement of a registered trademark is an offense and an actionable wrong.
Al Arosa Case
Case No 7927, 1, q, 1437H, between Awlad Badawi CO. vs. Ministry of Commerce Cancellation of Un-used trademark. Registration made ..
10 May 2018
Al Jazzar Case
Before Administrative Court in Riyadh Opposition on the basis of imitation of family name by the applicant of trademark. A dictio..
23 Apr 2018
BENTLEY Case
Case No 7151, q, 1436H, between BENTELY Motors CO. vs. Ministry of Commerce Cancellation of non-used trademark An un-used tradema..
23 Apr 2018
Chelaton Case
Case No. 645 Novartis AG vs Saudi Generic Company Registration of pharmaceutical generic product with drugs department does not e..
23 Apr 2018
Gloria Jeans
Case No. 1443/1/q of 1436H Cancellation of Trademark on the basis of Fraudulent registration Mere similarity with earlier marks d..
23 Apr 2018
LEDVANCE Case
Case No. 4169 between LEDVANCE Gmbh vs Ministry of Commerce & Investment (MoCI) Assignment filed during appeal is a new fact and ..
23 Apr 2018
Roxtec Case Infringement
Case No. 12230/1/q between Roxtec International AB Vs. Mashareq Commercial Technical Institution. Infringement of a registered tra..
23 Apr 2018
Super Star Case
Case No. 27621/1/s Opposition against acceptance of trademark by MoCI. Similarity in dominant part will lead to confusion in marke..
23 Apr 2018
V-Comb Case
Case No. 9798 between Tolife Technologies Pty Ltd vs Fares Yahya Mashreqi Trading Co. Opposition on the basis of un-registered wel..
23 Apr 2018
LEGO Case
LEGO A mark similar or identical to an unregistered well-known mark cannot be registered by third parties in Saudi Arabia. In th..
16 Sep 2018