• The legal representative of the accepted trademark application must receive the Notice of Acceptance from Saudi Trademark Office (STMO) within 90 days;
• Publication must be made within 30 days from the date of receipt of the acceptance notification;
• Failing to fulfill the above 2 points regarding the acceptance will cause the application to lapse;
• Accepted applications are now published online on the website of the Ministry instead of Umm Al Qurra Gazette;
• After the expiration of the opposition period (90 days), registration fees must be paid within a period of maximum 9 months, otherwise the application will be cancelled; and
• In case of opposition, the claimant must notify the STMO to avoid issuance of a registration certificate while the decision still pending; previously it was not required to notify the STMO.

For more information regarding Saudi Arabia trademarks law please contact saudi-arabia@qumsieh.com.

Our Client’s above trademark was provisionally partially refused due to the citation of trademark UGUR filed under No. 215135 in Class 11 in the name of Mohammad Imad Eddin Waheeb Al Byriqdar.

Accordingly, we filed an appeal against the provisional refusal decision based on the following:

1. Our client is the legitimate owner of the trademark “ugur” in home country and abroad.
2. Our client has prior use and registration of his trademark in home country and other countries around the world.
3. The refusal decision is based on an invalid trademark which has been previously opposed and cancelled by our client.

The Registrar, after reviewing the above merits and the supporting the documentary evidences thereof, has issued his favorable decision accepting our appeal and proceeding with the registration of International Trademark “ugur & device” No. 779950 in Class 11 in the name of our Client.

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