The Trademark Registration Service is a fundamental regulatory procedure overseen by the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP). It enables individuals and companies to protect their logos, names, symbols, or marketing innovations from imitation and infringement, granting them exclusive rights to use and market these marks within specific classifications of goods or services inside the Kingdom. Registration guarantees the owner the right to take legal action against any party attempting to exploit or imitate the mark and enhances the market value and commercial reputation of the product or business.
Steps for Registering a Trademark in Saudi Arabia
Preliminary Search: Verify that the mark is not previously registered in the desired class using the SAIP trademark database.
Application Submission: Access the trademark portal on the SAIP website and:
Fill in owner data (individuals or companies) and upload documents (image of the mark, commercial registration, identity).
Pay the application review fee (SAR 1,000) and wait 30-60 days for SAIP to review the mark.
Authority Decision: Conditional acceptance, final acceptance, rejection with amendment possibilities, or final rejection.
Publication Stage: Upon acceptance, pay publication fees (SAR 1,500) and publish the mark in the official gazette for 60 days to allow for oppositions.
Certificate Issuance: If no opposition occurs, pay the final fees (SAR 2,000) to receive an electronic trademark registration certificate valid for 10 years and renewable.
Basic Requirements for Trademark Registration
A clear digital image of the trademark.
Translation of foreign phrases if present.
Official power of attorney if applying through an agent.
Proof of ownership of the domain or family name (if applicable).
Target Sector
General
Affiliated Authority
Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property
Estimated Duration90 days
Gov Approval Window5 working days
Service Pricing2500
Government Fee6500
Mandatory Conditions
✓Not to be similar with another Trademark.
✓It should not be a family name, country name, or product name.
✓Approval of the owner of the name/image/title/logo appearing in the image of the trademark to be registered.
Required Documents
✓Trademark image.
✓Attach permission of approval of the owner of the name/Image/Title/logo.
✓Attach the meaning of the Arabic word if the word is not understood by the general public.
✓Attach a certificate proving the identity of the domain owner (.com) if the image contains a domain name.
✓Attach supporting documents to verify the validity of the aforementioned date if the image of the mark contains a Gregorian or Hijri date.
✓ Attach proof of eligibility for the academic degree indicated in the image of the trademark to be registered.
✓If the mark was previously submitted within six months in another country, a certificate of filing is attached, a certificate showing the date of filing issued by the entity where the application is filed, along with a copy of the previous application and a translation into Arabic, within six months from the date of submitting the registration application.
✓Attach the translation of the mark, along with an explanation of how it is pronounced for foreign phrases, from a certified translator’s office.
✓Attach identification documents if the name is family (commercial registry - national ID).
✓Attach the mark registration certificate if the mark is expired and the renewal period has passed and the owner wishes to register it in a different or amended commercial registry.