Saudi Trademark Practice

Trademark protection in Saudi Arabia, built on what the courts actually do.

A registered trademark is only as strong as the action behind it. We register, monitor, and challenge marks before the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP) and the commercial courts, for owners protecting a brand and for parties challenging a mark that blocks them.

The Saudi trademark landscape

Saudi Arabia's trademark register is growing fast, and getting more crowded.

64,273
Trademark applications filed in Saudi Arabia in 2025, up 23% year on year.
Source: SAIP
42,424
Trademarks registered in 2025, up 33% year on year and an all-time high.
Source: SAIP
65%
Share of 2025 applications filed by applicants based inside the Kingdom.
Source: SAIP
Five-year trend

Registrations have climbed 62% in five years.

More marks on the register means more chances for a confusingly similar mark to be filed near yours. The earlier a conflict is caught, the cheaper and cleaner it is to act on.

Trademarks registered · KSASource: SAIP, 2025 IP statistical report
154,838 registered 2021 to 2025
2021
26,144
2022
26,398
2023
28,038
2024
31,834
2025
42,424
↑ 62% over the period
Our trademark services

Four services, from registration to the courtroom.

01 / Registration

Trademark registration

We clear, file, and prosecute trademark applications before SAIP, from a search of what is already on the register through to a granted mark. The aim is a registration that holds up if it is ever tested.

02 / Monitoring

Trademark monitoring

We watch the register and new filings for marks that conflict with yours, so a similar application does not slip through before you can object. You hear about a problem while there is still time to act on it.

03 / Cancellation

Trademark cancellation

When a registered mark breaches the Law, or has sat unused, we move to strike it (cancellation under arts. 22 to 26 of the GCC Trademark Law, or non-use cancellation under art. 24). We build the case on the evidence Saudi courts actually accept.

04 / Revocation

Trademark revocation

When someone registered a mark over a brand you used first in Saudi Arabia, we ask the commercial court to cancel it (revocation for prior use under art. 7(2) of the GCC Trademark Law), provided you act within five years of that registration.

How we work

From first look to final outcome.

  1. Screening

    Send us the mark and the problem. We tell you whether there is something to act on before any cost is committed.

  2. Strategy & scope

    We set the route, registration, monitoring, or a challenge, with the steps, the timeline, and any deadline that applies to your situation.

  3. Filing & action

    We prepare and file before SAIP or the competent court, and carry the matter through prosecution or the hearings.

  4. Outcome & aftercare

    On a result, we handle what follows, the recordal, the renewal, or the enforcement, and keep the mark protected.

Why Tuwaijri.co

A Saudi practice that argues these cases, not just files them.

Led by a licensed Saudi lawyer, the practice pairs registration work with real courtroom experience in trademark disputes. The advice you get before you file is grounded in how these cases are decided, not in generic legal copy.

Licensed & accountable

A Saudi licensed practice acting before SAIP and the commercial courts.

Scope & obligation

We act across the life of a trademark: registration and monitoring before SAIP, and cancellation, revocation, and infringement work before the commercial courts. What we commit to is the professional skill and care we bring to your matter, not a guaranteed result.

Common questions

Questions we are asked most.

What is the difference between cancellation and revocation?

Cancellation strikes a mark whose registration breaches the Law (arts. 22 to 26). Revocation for prior use cancels a mark that was registered over a brand someone else used first (art. 7(2)). The two require different evidence.

Is there a deadline to challenge a mark?

A revocation for prior use must be filed within five years of the challenged registration date. Most cancellation grounds under arts. 22 to 26 have no fixed window, but the facts can still erode over time.

Who has to prove use in a non-use cancellation?

The registered owner. The petitioner pleads non-use. The burden of proving genuine use within the five-year period sits with the owner of the mark.

Can I recover money as well as cancel the mark?

Damages for infringement are available under art. 41 and can be combined with a cancellation or revocation claim, but they are proved on a separate evidentiary track.

The next step

Have a trademark problem? Start with a screening.

Send us the mark and what you need, whether that is a registration, ongoing monitoring, or a challenge to a mark that stands in your way. We will tell you the route and whether any deadline applies.

Submit a conflict for screening