Apostille – NJQ & Associates

SAUDI ARABIA: UPDATE ON APOSTILLED DOCUMENTS

NJQ & Associates — Mon, 24 Apr 2023 12:10:55 +0000

RIYADH – Further to the accession of Saudi Arabia into The Hague Apostille Convention in early 2022, apostilled powers of attorney (POA) can be submitted before the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP). SAIP further requires that apostilled documents be legalised by the Ministry of Justice (Ministry) before submission.

To do that, IP agents need to book an appointment with the Ministry, which could take up to a month to secure. Once booked, the agent must appear in person before the Ministry. This procedure can be an obstacle in case of a priority claim, renewal deadline, or any other matter with a deadline.

For more information, please contact saudi-arabia@qumsieh.com.

SAUDI ARABIA: ACCESSION TO THE HAGUE APOSTILLE CONVENTION

NJQ & Associates — Mon, 28 Feb 2022 06:32:56 +0000

RIYADH – Saudi Arabia approved the accession to The Hague Apostille Convention, abolishing the requirement of legalisation (by the Consulate of Saudi Arabia) for foreign public documents issued by public authorities, courts, or notaries.

Under this convention, an apostille stamp is given by certain authorities in the country of origin of the document. This stamp is sufficient for certification and use in other member states of this convention.

The decision was enacted by Royal Decree number M/40 dated 26/05/1443 Hijri (equivalent to 30 December 2021) and was published in the Official Gazette number 4916 dated 4/6/1443 Hijri (equivalent to 7 January 2022).

For more information, please contact saudi-arabia@qumsieh.com.

Oman – Legalization by the Apostille is Now Sufficient

NJQ & Associates — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:42:40 +0000

This is to advise that, as of 30 January 2012, legalization of documents for filing patents, trademarks, and designs is not required and alternatively, authentication by Apostille will be sufficient since Oman has joined Hague Convention.

Please be informed that any document legalized up to the Omani Consulate prior to the date of the joining of Oman to the said Convention is still acceptable.

If you have any questions regarding the above, kindly contact us at oman@qumsieh.com.