United Trademark and Patent Services was founded in 1949 and has worked its way up to attain the position as one of the leading firms specializing in Intellectual Property Law in the Middle East, South Asia and Africa, where we maintain our own offices. The Firm specializes in Intellectual Property filings, prosecution and litigation, licensing, distributorship agreements, franchising, transfer of technology, anti-counterfeiting and litigation. We take pride in having more than 200 of the Fortune 500 companies on our firm’s portfolio.
As Saudi Arabia continues to move forward with Vision 2030, the government has made a further step in unifying the body responsible for Intellectual Property matters.
As Saudi Arabia continues to move forward with Vision 2030, the
government has made a further step in unifying the body responsible
for Intellectual Property matters. The Ministry of Trade and
Investment will no longer be responsible for trademarks as the
mandate is now being passed onto the Saudi Authority for
Intellectual Property. Established in 2017, the SAIP was initially
formed to assist in enforcement procedures. As of present, the
entire gambit of Intellectual Property Services related to all
forms of IP(trademark, patent, copyright and Industrial Design),
now fall within the jurisdiction of the SAIP. The Saudi Trademark
office continues to operate as normal during the COVID-19
Pandemic.
The content of this article is intended to provide a general
guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought
about your specific circumstances.
