The following points are to be noted with the new on-line system:

• All applicants need to provide a direct legalised Power of Attorney to the representative in Saudi Arabia.  Powers of Attorney must reflect the full address of the trademark applicant or else the document will not be accepted.

• Trademark owners are no longer permitted to have more than one agent representing them in the Kingdom and a valid legalised Power of Attorney needs to be uploaded on the system.  Prior to uploading the Power of Attorney, the original needs to be approved by the Trademark Office. In the event that the Trademark Office has more than one power of attorney submitted for a trademark owner, it will only accept the document of the most recent date (i.e. the date of legalisation)..

• All trademark applications have to be filed on-line and fees are now payable directly on the website.