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Trademark Registration in Saudi Arabia
Protect your brand in Saudi Arabia before you launch, sign a distributor or open a branch. We confirm classes, route and cost from how you will sell in KSA, before any SAIP fee is paid.
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Saudi trademark registration at a glance
- How we start
Before we file: the questions that shape your Saudi filing
Your classes and filing date depend on how you will trade in the Kingdom, so the consultation starts there:
- What exactly will you sell in KSA? This sets the classes.
- Where are the products made or sourced, and do they pass through Saudi Arabia?
- Will customers buy through your own branch, a distributor, franchisees, Saudi marketplaces or deliveries from the UAE?
- Are you about to sign a distributor, franchise or lease agreement? If so, we file first.
- For software and apps, is it downloaded or used online?
- Which markets come next? That decides between direct filing and Madrid.
What you get before any SAIP fee is paid:
- The classes
- The route (direct with SAIP or through Madrid)
- The order of filings across your markets
- A cost estimate with government fees and our fees on separate lines.
Does a UAE trademark protect your brand in Saudi Arabia?
No. A trademark registered with the UAE Ministry of Economy and Tourism (MoET) protects your brand in the UAE only. Saudi Arabia has its own registry, the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP), and there is no single GCC filing, so your brand needs its own Saudi filing, made directly with SAIP or through a Madrid designation, before it is protected in the Kingdom.
File in KSA before you sign a Saudi distributor, franchisee or landlord, and before you list on Saudi marketplaces. Protection runs from the filing date, so an early filing puts your rights on record before your name is public there. If the brand is not yet protected at home, we can plan registering your brand in the UAE alongside the Saudi application. For Qatar, Oman, Bahrain and Kuwait, see registering in the other GCC countries.
How to register a trademark in Saudi Arabia, step by step
To register a trademark in Saudi Arabia, you file an online application with SAIP for each class and pay SAR 1,000 per class. SAIP examines it, and once it is accepted you pay the SAR 500 publication fee, the mark is published for a 60-day opposition period, and you pay the SAR 5,000 registration fee to receive the certificate.
Estimated time: several months if no objection or opposition is raised. SAIP decides every application, and we handle any response the examiner or an opponent requires.
Documents needed for a KSA trademark application
SAIP’s requirements for a trademark application, as of October 2026:
- An image of the mark, and the goods and services by Nice class
- Evidence of your business activity, such as a commercial register extract
- A certified Arabic translation and transliteration of non-Arabic words in the mark
- Consent, if the mark includes a person’s name or image
- Proof of domain ownership or of an academic degree, if the mark shows either
- Priority documents with an Arabic translation, if you claim a first filing made in the last 6 months
- A power of attorney
- Applicants without a domicile in Saudi Arabia file through a trademark agent registered with SAIP, under a power of attorney that is notarized and legalized or apostilled, with an Arabic translation. We confirm the exact formalities for your country before you sign anything.
- Pricing
How much does trademark registration cost in Saudi Arabia?
SAIP’s government fees are SAR 6,500 per class as of October 2026: SAR 1,000 to apply, SAR 500 for publication and SAR 5,000 for registration and the certificate. Each class is filed as a separate application, so two classes cost SAR 13,000 in government fees. Gatestone’s professional fees are separate, estimated from AED 2,500 (about SAR 2,550) per class.
Your quote confirms our exact fee and what it covers, after the consultation and before anything is filed. The total depends on the number of classes, the search, document formalities in your country and any response to SAIP or an opponent.
SAR 1,000
SAR 500
SAR 5,000
SAR 6,500
Get both fees for your classes on separate lines
We confirm the classes first, then quote SAIP's fees and ours separately.
- Comparison
What can MoET's official trademark search tell you, and what can't it?
Yes. Since 8 October 2026, Saudi Arabia can be designated in an international application under the Madrid System, with a WIPO fee, currently CHF 1,397 per class, plus the basic fee. Direct filing with SAIP is still available, and the better route depends on your home registration, your other target countries and your classes.
A UAE business files the international application through MoET, using its UAE mark as the base, and can also add Saudi Arabia to an existing international registration. SAIP examines designations under Saudi law and has 18 months to notify a provisional refusal. See how international registration through WIPO’s Madrid System works.
| Direct filing with SAIP | Madrid designation | |
|---|---|---|
| Fees (at the time of writing) | SAR 6,500 per class | CHF 1,397 per class, plus the WIPO basic fee (from CHF 653) |
| Examined by | SAIP | SAIP |
| Home mark | Not needed | Your international registration depends on it for 5 years |
| Often suits | Saudi Arabia alone, or a home mark that could still be opposed or narrowed | Adding Saudi Arabia to other Madrid countries from one base mark |
If the home mark is cancelled or narrowed in those five years, the international registration is affected in every designated country.
How do you run a SAIP trademark search before filing?
SAIP offers a free online search platform for registered trademarks, and its IP Gazette shows applications filed from 19 December 2023. A database search shows similar marks already on record, but it does not judge confusing similarity the way an examiner does, so we review the results with you before you file.
- It shows identical and close marks already registered or published.
- It cannot tell you how SAIP will judge similarity, or whether an owner will oppose.
- Marks filed before 19 December 2023 are serviced on SAIP’s older system, so we check both records.
What happens if SAIP objects, refuses or someone opposes?
If SAIP accepts your application on conditions, you have 90 days to comply. If it refuses, you can file a grievance with SAIP’s Grievance Committee within 60 days, then go to court within 60 days of its decision. If a third party opposes, you must reply within 60 days of notice or the application is treated as withdrawn.
| Situation | Deadline | What we do |
|---|---|---|
| Accepted on conditions | 90 days | Prepare the changes or documents SAIP asks for |
| Refused | Grievance: within 60 days (SAR 1,000) Court: within 60 days of the decision | Handle the grievance and any court stage |
| Opposed by a third party | 60 days From notice | Prepare and file your reply |
| Opposing someone else’s application | 60 days From publication (SAR 2,000) | File the opposition |
When does a Saudi trademark need renewing?
A Saudi registration lasts 10 years from the filing date and can be renewed for further 10-year periods. The term is commonly counted in Hijri years, so renewal may fall due slightly earlier than 10 calendar years after filing; we track the exact date for you. You can renew in the final year or within a 6-month grace period at a higher fee.
- SAIP’s renewal fee is SAR 5,500 per class in the final year, or SAR 6,500 in the grace period, plus SAR 1,000 for renewal publication. Renewals are not re-examined and cannot be opposed.
- A mark not renewed by the end of the grace period is struck off. For 3 years, others cannot register the same or a similar mark for the same or similar goods, unless a court sets a shorter period.
- Use is not needed to file or register, but after 5 consecutive years without genuine use a court can cancel the mark at an interested party’s request.
Local support in Riyadh: company formation, GRO services and trademarks
Gatestone has offices in Riyadh, Dubai and London. Filing is national and online, so there is no separate Riyadh or Jeddah registration. One SAIP registration covers the whole Kingdom.
Setting up in KSA? Plan the trademark alongside company formation in Saudi Arabia and government relations (GRO) support, so the company, its trade name and the brand are settled in the right order. A trade name identifies your company in the commercial register; a trademark protects your brand for specific goods or services. Registering one does not register the other.
Qatar, Oman, Bahrain and Kuwait each need their own filing; see Gulf trademark filings country by country.
Get your Saudi class plan before you pay SAIP
Tell us what you sell and how you will sell it in KSA.
- Questions
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to register a trademark in Saudi Arabia?
How long does trademark registration take in Saudi Arabia?
Can a UAE or foreign company register a trademark in Saudi Arabia?
Is a UAE or GCC trademark valid in KSA?
Can one application cover several classes in Saudi Arabia?
Can I register a trademark in Saudi Arabia through the Madrid Protocol?
How long is a Saudi trademark valid, and when do I renew it?
How do I search the SAIP trademark database before filing?
Do I need to use my trademark to keep it registered in Saudi Arabia?
Is a trade name the same as a trademark in Saudi Arabia?
Is a trade name the same as a trademark in Saudi Arabia?
No. A trade name identifies your company in the commercial register; a trademark protects a brand for specific goods or services and is registered with SAIP. For trade names, see our Saudi company formation service.
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