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November 17, 2024 - BY Sultan Al-Qahtani

Protect your brand today with the best trademark registration office in Saudi Arabia

One of the most important factors for the success of the trademark registration process is using a specialized and experienced trademark registration office. Etmaam plays a fundamental role in facilitating all matters related to trademark registration services.


Would you like more detailed information about the trademark registration office and the procedures for registering a trademark?


The importance of registering a trademark in a trademark registration office in Saudi Arabia

Helping a trademark registration office is very important, especially if you seek to protect your intellectual property rights and ensure your trademark is legally protected. The most prominent reasons that explain the importance of this are the following:


Legal protection

Registering your trademark prevents others from using or imitating it. This protects your trademark from theft and unfair competition. Registering a trademark also gives you exclusive rights to use the trademark on your services and products.


Promoting the trademark

Registering your trademark makes it trustworthy in the eyes of customers and investors and gives an impression of seriousness and professionalism.


International protection

Registering a trademark in Saudi Arabia makes it easier for everyone to register it in any other country if you are planning to expand outside countries, as countries consider national registrations.


Marketing and Investment

Registering a trademark improves the company's marketing visibility and is a factor in attracting customers and investments. We can also consider the trademark as one of the most effective marketing strategies.


Preventing disputes

Registering your trademark protects you from many disputes and legal problems, whether with individuals or other companies who claim that your trademark is similar to theirs. This helps reduce risks of all kinds.


Protection against infringement

Enables you to sue any party that violates your trademark and also claim compensation if it is used without your permission.


Where are trademarks registered?

The trademark is registered through the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property, this is done through the website link and logging in to it and then choosing services, then choosing the trademark service.


Requirements for registering a trademark in Saudi Arabia

1_ A clear picture of the trademark to be registered.

2_ Translation of the trademark from an accredited translation office and clarification of how to pronounce it if it is foreign.

3_ Attaching an explanation of the meaning of the trademark if it is not understood.

4_ The existence of proof of ownership of the domain.

5_ Proof of the validity of the date if it includes a date.

6_ International deposit certificate if there is a mark similar to your mark during the 6 months before applying.

7_ If it contains an academic degree, there must be proof of entitlement to this academic degree.

8_ If the trademark includes a name, image, title, or logo of a person, the approval of the rights holder must be obtained.

9_ There must be proof of the validity of family names.


Trademark registration procedures

1_ Create an account on the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property website and create a new user account.

2_ Search for the mark you wish to register before starting to submit the registration application.

3_ After ensuring that there is no conflict, start registering your mark.

4_ Choose the Trademark Registration command.

5_ Fill in all the required data accurately.

6_ Pay the required fees.

7_ Wait for your application to be reviewed.


Tips for registering your trademark


1_ Request assistance from a reliable trademark registration office as a completion.

2_ Conduct a comprehensive search to ensure that your trademark is not similar to any other trademark.

3_ Choose a trademark similar to the specifications stipulated by the regulations and laws.


The difference between a trademark and a trade name

The difference between a trademark and a trade name must be clarified.

A trademark

Is any symbol that can be represented in writing and is used to distinguish a service, whether moral or material, or a commodity. The ownership of the trademark is due to the priority of registration. The owner of the trademark cannot use it to sign any of its official transactions.

A trade name

Is a name that a person chooses to distinguish his business from other stores. Many stores may bear the same trade name. The ownership of the trade name is due to the priority of its use. Its owner can sign his transactions as long as this name is his civil name.


Trademark Registration Fees

Trademark registration fees vary depending on several basic factors such as the type of trademark you want to register, the number of categories, the method of application, and government, administrative and legal costs.


Steps to pay trademark fees

The basic steps to pay trademark registration fees include the following:

Check Eligibility

Make sure that the trademark is registrable and that there are no similar trademarks previously registered.


Submit the application

Submit an official application to register the trademark to the competent authority, attached with the required documents and registration fees.


Pay the fees

Pay the registration fees and any additional fees that may be required.

Follow up on the application.


The application is verified and processed by the competent authority, and this may take some time.


Issuance of the certificate

If the application is approved, a trademark registration certificate is issued that grants the owner the protection rights.


The most important questions about the trademark registration office

1_Can I register a trademark used in another country?

Of course, you can, but you must submit a deposit certificate from the other country and translate it into Arabic.


2 What is the trademark protection period?

Trademarks are protected for 100 years and are renewable.


3 What happens if the trademark expires and is not renewed?

When the renewal period is exceeded, all papers and documents must be submitted and registered again.


Do not hesitate to take the most important step to protect your trade name. Contact us to go through an easy and effective registration process.

Contact Etmaam now to help you register your trademark 0554799222


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