Copyrights
From searches and filing to portfolio management, our trademark services protect and enforce your business’s identity.
A copyright is a legal right that protects original works of authorship — such as books, art, software, and other creative expressions — giving the creator exclusive rights to use, reproduce, distribute, perform, and adapt their work for a certain period.
It safeguards the expression of ideas, not the ideas themselves.
Our copyright services include the following:
- Drafting, reviewing, and filing all types copyright applications (computer and software applications, architectural, written, photographic, schematic, and artistic works)
- Filing amendments, changes, and cancellations of trademarks applications
- Registering mandatory license for copyright works
COPYRIGHT PROCESS TIMELINE
Start of Process
FILING
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REVIEW
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ISSUANCE AND REGISTRATION
Procedure
| Step | Requirements | Official Fees | Expected Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. FILING |
|
100 SAR | — |
| 2. REVIEW | None | None | — |
| 3. ISSUANCE AND REGISTRATION |
None | 200 SAR | — |
*All office actions and fees are to be made within 3 months of each phase
Documents
Application
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Saudi Trademark Laws
Other Services
IP Consultations
- One-hour focused IP consultations
- IP protection and registration strategies
- Patent, industrial design, and trademark matters
- Contracts, licensing, and commercialization
- Dispute, enforcement, and market-entry risk assessment
Pharmaceutical FTO
- Third-party patent risk assessments for pharmaceutical products
- Active ingredients, salts, polymorphs, formulations, and dosage forms
- Patent claim and legal status analysis in Saudi Arabia
- Manufacturing, licensing, investment, and market-entry assessments
- Risk reporting and strategic options, including design-around and licensing
Patents, Designs & Trademarks
- Prior art searches and patentability assessments
- Drafting patent specifications and claims
- Responses to substantive examination reports
- Industrial design filing and registration
- Trademark advice, clearance, filing, and prosecution
IP Contracts & Licensing
- IP licensing and assignment agreements
- Technology transfer and commercialization agreements
- Confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements
- Research, development, and collaboration agreements
- Review and negotiation of IP provisions in commercial contracts
IP Litigation & Enforcement
- Patent, trademark, and industrial design disputes
- Copyright and trade secret disputes
- Infringement, validity, and evidence assessments
- Litigation strategy and technical case support
- Enforcement, defense, negotiation, and dispute resolution