RIYADH - The GCC TM Law and its Implementing Regulations have been published at the Official Gazette in Saudi Arabia (Um Al- Qura), issue No. 4625, on July 1, 2016, according to Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property.
Pursuant to the Saudi Royal Degree No. M/51 dated April 26, 2014, the GCC TM Law shall come into force in Saudi Arabia within (90) days from the publication of the Implementing Regulations of the GCC TM Law (September 27, 2016).
Although the Implementing Regulations of the GCC TM Law have included the official fees for all TM matters, the Saudi Ministry of Commerce and Investment has the right to apply its own fees.
As the official fees will be higher than the current fees, we invite our clients to apply for their trademark applications before the implementing due date of the new law.