IP Due Diligence

From searches and filing to portfolio management, our trademark services protect and enforce your business’s identity.

IP due diligence is a critical protective measure for any business involved in transactions, investments, or strategic partnerships. By thoroughly reviewing patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and related contracts, we identify the potential risks such as infringement, ownership disputes, or gaps in protection. This proactive assessment not only safeguards an organization’s assets but also helps avoid costly litigation, ensures compliance, and informs sound business decisions. Conducting IP due diligence empowers companies to proceed with confidence, mitigate legal exposure, and maximize the value of their intellectual property.

COPYRIGHT PROCESS TIMELINE

Start of Process FILING
--- REVIEW
--- ISSUANCE AND REGISTRATION

Procedure

 

 

Step Requirements Official Fees Expected Time
1. FILING
  • Application
  • Power of Attorney
 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 Download

Saudi Trademark Laws

COPYRIGHT LAW AND REGULATIONS Download
REGULATIONS FOR THE OPTIONAL REGISTRATION OF COPYRIGHT WORKS Download

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