Decree

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Issued by Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property: Decision 45044 Approving the Amendment of the Licensing Rules for Providing Intellectual Property Services

1. Article 5(7) is hereby amended to have the following text: “He must have a certificate of professional qualification test issued by the authority, with the exception of the case mentioned in the provisions of article 6 of these rules.”

2. Clause (a) from article 6(2) is hereby repealed, which stipulates: “A lawyer who obtains a license to practise the legal profession from the competent body, with professional experience in the field of intellectual property for a period of no less than two years from the date of obtaining a license to practise the legal profession.”

3. Clause (c) from article 6 (2) is hereby repealed, which stipulates: “A holder of a postgraduate degree in the field of intellectual property, and with a work experience of no less than a year in the field of intellectual property.”

4. Article 6(2) is hereby amended to have the following text: “The examiner of requests for protection subjects with previous work experience for a period of no less than five years in the field of examination is exempt from the requirement to obtain a qualification test certificate.”

5. A paragraph in article 6 is hereby added, the order of which is 4, with the following text: “4. The validity of the qualifying test certificate is five years from the date of its issuance.”

6. Article 13(1) is hereby amended to have the following text: “The license is renewed based on an application submitted by the licensee at least thirty days before the expiry date of the license.”

7. A paragraph in article 13, the order of which is 3, is hereby added with the following text: “3. The validity of the qualifying test certificate is required at the time of the application for renewing the license.”

8. Paragraph (c) of article 14 is hereby amended to read as follows: “c. Failure to attend the mandatory training courses or workshops provided by the authority for the benefit of the licensees, unless there are justifications accepted by the authority.”

9. Paragraph (d) of article 14 is hereby repealed, which stipulates: “The licensee must remain outside the Kingdom for a period of more than six consecutive months, unless there are justifications accepted by the authority.”

Published in Umm Al-Qura 5038 issued on 13 July 2024.

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Issued on: 11/6/1445
Corresponding to: 24/12/2023

Published in Umm Al-Qura 5015 issued on 12 January 2024.