Article 6 of the Saudi Trademarks Law
المادة 6 من نظام العلامات التجارية · الفصل الأول: إجراءات تسجيل العلامات التجارية
The Article establishes the trademark register at the competent authority, specifies what is recorded in it, and gives every interested party the right to inspect it and obtain a certified extract.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
1 - يعد سجل في الجهة المختصة يسمى سجل العلامات التجارية، تدون فيه جميع العلامات وأسماء أصحابها وعناوينهم وأوصاف سلعهم أو خدماتهم، وما يطرأ على العلامات من نقل الملكية أو التنازل أو الترخيص بالاستعمال أو الرهن أو التجديد أو الشطب أو أية تعديلات أخرى، ولكل ذي مصلحة حق الاطلاع على هذا السجل، وأخذ مستخرج مصدق منه.
2 - يدمج سجل العلامات التجارية الموجود وقت العمل بأحكام هذا القانون (النظام) في السجل المنصوص عليه في البند السابق ويعتبر جزءًا لا يتجزأ منه.
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 6 explained in plain English
This Article governs the trademark register, kept at the competent authority (which under Article 1 is the ministry or body responsible for implementing the Law in the state).
What is recorded in the register:
- All registered marks.
- The names and addresses of their owners.
- Descriptions of their goods or services.
- Everything that happens to the marks: transfer of ownership, assignment, license to use, pledge, renewal, cancellation or any other amendments.
Public access to the register: Every interested party has the right to inspect the register and obtain a certified extract from it. This helps anyone who wants to verify the owner of a particular mark before buying it or licensing its use, or who wants to make sure a mark has not already been registered before choosing his own.
The previous register: The trademark register that existed when this Law came into force is merged into the new register and is considered an integral part of it, so previously registered marks do not lose their entry.
The register is linked to Article 5, which specifies who may register their marks, since their marks are recorded in it after registration. If you need to verify the status of a particular mark before a transaction or dispute, you can consult a lawyer who specializes in commercial cases.
Practical example
Before a company in Riyadh signed a contract to buy a bakery's trademark, it asked the competent authority for a certified extract from the register to confirm the name of the registered owner, and that the mark was not pledged and had not been cancelled. The company has this right because it is an interested party in inspecting the register.
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 6 of the Saudi Trademarks Law
What does the trademark register contain?
All marks, their owners' names and addresses, descriptions of their goods or services, and what happens to them, such as transfer of ownership, assignment, license, pledge, renewal, cancellation or amendments.
Am I entitled to inspect the trademark register?
Every interested party has the right to inspect the register and obtain a certified extract from it.
What happened to marks registered before this Law?
The register existing when the Law came into force is merged into the new register and is considered an integral part of it.
More articles on Trademark Registration
- Article 3
The Article lists fifteen cases in which a sign is not considered a trademark and may not be registered, such as a non-distinctive, misleading mark or one similar to an earlier or well-known mark.
لا تعد علامة تجارية أو جزءًا منها، ولا يجوز أن يسجل بهذا الوصف ما يأتي: 1 - العلامة الخالية من أية صفة مميزة، أو العلامات المكونة من بيانات ليست إلا التسمية الت
- Article 5
The Article specifies four categories entitled to register their trademarks: nationals of the Council states, resident foreigners authorized to work, nationals of states party to certain international conventions, and public interests.
للفئات التالية الحق في تسجيل علاماتهم التجارية: 1 - كل شخص طبيعي أو معنوي يتمتع بجنسية أي من دول المجلس، سواء كان صاحب مصنع أو منتجًا أو تاجرًا أو حرفيًا أو صاح
- Article 7
The Article treats whoever registers a mark in good faith as its owner, bars disputing it after five years of use without a court dispute, and lets the earlier user request cancellation within five years.
1 - يعتبر من قام بتسجيل العلامة التجارية بحسن نية مالكًا لها، ولا تجوز المنازعة في ملكية العلامة متى اقترن تسجيل العلامة باستعمالها مدة خمس سنوات على الأقل دون
- Article 8
The Article requires the application to register a mark to be submitted to the competent authority on the prescribed form, by the interested party or his representative, under the conditions of the Implementing Regulations.
يقدم طلب تسجيل العلامة إلى الجهة المختصة بتسجيل العلامات التجارية على الاستمارة المعدة لذلك من صاحب الشأن أو من ينوب عنه، وفقًا للشروط التي تحددها اللائحة التنف
- Article 9
The Article allows a mark to be registered for one or more classes of goods or services under the Regulations, and provides that being in the same class or in different classes is not by itself enough to judge goods similar or different.
1 - يجوز تسجيل العلامة التجارية عن فئة واحدة أو أكثر من فئات السلع أو الخدمات وفقًا لما تحدده اللائحة التنفيذية لهذا القانون (النظام). 2 - لا تعتبر السلع أو الخ
- Article 10
The Article requires all applications submitted at the same time to register the same or close marks for one class to be suspended until a certified waiver is submitted in favor of one applicant or a final judgment is issued.
إذا طلب شخصان أو أكثر في وقت واحد تسجيل العلامة ذاتها أو علامات متقاربة أو متشابهة عن فئة واحدة من المنتجات أو الخدمات، وجب وقف جميع الطلبات إلى أن يقدم تنازل م
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.