Trademark Renewal Guide in Saudi Arabia

Trademark renewal involves obtaining accurate details of the trademark, submitting the filing date and number to the trademark office, completing documents accurately, and submitting official fees. The trademark office then examines the application submitted, ensures that all the fees are accurate and complete, then issues a renewal certificate.

The renewal process in KSA takes around 3-4 days to be completed.

If you forget to renew your trademark before the expiry date, you have a chance to renew it within a grace period. The grace period for renewal in Saudi Arabia is 6 six months from the expiry date and penalty charges are around USD 800. If the trademark in Saudi Arabia is renewed within the grace period, then the owner will have to settle penalty fees.

In KSA, the protection of a trademark starts from the date of registration and lasts for ten years from the filing date. A trademark lasts for 10 Hijri years = 9.5 years from the filing date in Saudi Arabia and can be renewed within the last year of protection.

The required documents for renewing a trademark in KSA are:

Power Of Attorney

• If you are a local company or a resident of Saudi Arabia, the power of attorney can be signed and notarized.

• If you are not a resident of Saudi Arabia, then the power of attorney needs to be legalized at the Saudi Arabia embassy.

Copy of the trademark certificate

• If you are a local company or a resident of Saudi Arabia, a simple copy of your trade license.

Trademark renewals can be filed 6 months after the expiry date in a period called the grace period. So, if you forget to renew your mark before the expiration date, then you have a six months grace period to renew the trademark. Renewing a trademark in the grace period yields penalty charges. Failing to renew a trademark in Saudi Arabia will entitle anyone interested in the mark to cancel it from the register and protect it in their name. The law gives the applicant the right to refile the trademark within 3 years after the expiry of the protection period, after which, if he does not, any interested third party can proceed with registering the said mark.

We have individually vetted all trademark agents, and have provided them with a proprietary system owned by Easy Trademarks to guarantee the level of service you will receive. Trademark agents are both native Arabic and English speakers and will respond to all renewal queries within 2 business days. If the documents and fees are settled and there are no outstanding matters which have been communicated, then Easy Trademarks will guarantee customer satisfaction; otherwise, if our services are not acceptable, we will refund all of our professional fees for the service rendered. Remember to choose the package you want. If you are not a lawyer, we recommend you choose the premium package. If you require approval from management, you can print this page and obtain approvals.