Article 52 of the Saudi Trademarks Law
المادة 52 من نظام العلامات التجارية · الباب السابع: أحكام ختامية
The article provides that the Commercial Cooperation Committee is the body that issues the Implementing Regulations of the Trademarks Law.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
تصدر لجنة التعاون التجارية اللائحة التنفيذية لهذا القانون "النظام".
This is the official Arabic wording, the only legally binding version. We do not translate the law itself; the explanation below is ours. Official source: Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers
Article 52 explained in plain English
This article identifies the body that issues the Implementing Regulations of the Trademarks Law: the Commercial Cooperation Committee. This is consistent with the definition of the Implementing Regulations in Article 1 as the regulations that the Commercial Cooperation Committee issues to implement the law.
Why do the Implementing Regulations matter? Because the law sets the general rules and refers many details to the regulations, including for example:
- The procedures for objecting to the cancellation of the record of a license contract (Article 33).
- The conditions for registering collective marks, control marks and marks of public-benefit bodies, and their documents (Article 37).
- The procedures for publishing the judgment in the case of repeat offending (Article 43).
- The fees collected for procedures (Article 50).
Understanding how many of the law's provisions apply in practice therefore requires referring to the Implementing Regulations as well as the text of the law.
Several powers come together in this committee, since Article 51 also gives it the right to interpret the law and propose its amendment. This is linked to the law being unified for the Cooperation Council states, so its regulations are issued by a joint body.
The article does not state when the regulations are to be issued or the procedures for doing so. A person who needs to understand the effect of the regulations on their situation may consult a lawyer who specializes in trademarks and commercial cases.
Translated from our Arabic explanation with machine assistance. For guidance only; it does not replace advice from a lawyer on your situation.
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Frequently asked questions about Article 52 of the Saudi Trademarks Law
Who issues the Implementing Regulations of the Trademarks Law?
The Commercial Cooperation Committee issues them, according to this article.
Why are the Implementing Regulations of the Trademarks Law important?
The law refers several details to them, including the fees under Article 50 and the conditions for registering collective marks and control marks under Article 37.
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يكون للموظفين المختصين بتنفيذ أحكام هذا القانون (النظام) والقرارات الصادرة تنفيذا له، والذين يصدر بتحديدهم قرار وفق الإجراءات المتبعة في كل دولة من دول المجلس،
- Article 46
The article allows the competent authority to create an electronic system and a publicly available database, including an online one, for filing, renewing and following up trademark applications.
يجوز للجهة المختصة أن تنشئ نظامًا إلكترونيًا وقاعدة بيانات إلكترونية تتاح للجمهور، بما في ذلك قاعدة بيانات على شبكة الإنترنت، وذلك لتقديم طلبات تسجيل وتجديد تسج
- Article 47
The article recognizes marks registered under the laws and regulations in force before this law took effect, and gives them the protection it provides.
يعتد بما تم تسجيله من علامات طبقًا لأحكام القوانين والقرارات والأنظمة السارية قبل تاريخ العمل بأحكام هذا القانون (النظام) وتتمتع هذه العلامات بالحماية المقررة ف
- Article 48
The article subjects trademark applications filed before the law took effect and not yet decided to its provisions, to be amended to conform with them.
تسري أحكام هذا القانون (النظام) على ما لم يتم البت فيه من طلبات تسجيل العلامات التجارية التي قدمت قبل تاريخ العمل بأحكامه، على أن يتم تعديل هذه الطلبات بما يتفق
- Article 49
The article provides that the law does not prejudice the rules and obligations in the bilateral and international agreements in force in the state.
(لا تخل أحكام هذا القانون (النظام) بالضوابط والالتزام المنصوص عليها في الاتفاقيات الثنائية والدولية المعمول بها في الدولة).
- Article 50
The article refers to the Implementing Regulations the setting of the fees collected for procedures carried out under the Trademarks Law and its regulations.
تحدد اللائحة التنفيذية الرسوم التي تستوفى عن الإجراءات التي تتم بموجب هذا النظام (القانون) ولائحته التنفيذية.
The texts are reproduced from the official website of the Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers for reference; where they differ, the officially published Arabic text prevails. This content is not legal advice.