{"id":35594,"date":"2026-08-18T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T06:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kpw.law\/?p=35594"},"modified":"2026-08-18T15:52:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T13:52:19","slug":"saudi-arabia-joins-the-madrid-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kpw.law\/en\/saudi-arabia-joins-the-madrid-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia Joins the Madrid System"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull v4-pattern-hero v4-pattern-hero--post is-style-background-blend is-style-arrow has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light v4-pattern-hero__cover\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);min-height:972px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f26f08\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-35590 size-large not-transparent\" alt=\"Saudi-Arabien tritt dem Madrid-System bei, Markenrecht, WIPO, internationale Registrierung, Rechtsanwalt\" src=\"https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Saudi-Arabien-tritt-dem-Madrid-System-bei-1024x576.jpg\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f26f08; object-position:50% 73%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"50% 73%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Saudi-Arabien-tritt-dem-Madrid-System-bei-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Saudi-Arabien-tritt-dem-Madrid-System-bei-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Saudi-Arabien-tritt-dem-Madrid-System-bei-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Saudi-Arabien-tritt-dem-Madrid-System-bei-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Saudi-Arabien-tritt-dem-Madrid-System-bei-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-base-background-color has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:5em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-97ba1214 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a6a2a725 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\r\n<h1 id=\"multirow-headline-block_ffc5d98b9e6b7a0d120e9295426b4e09\" class=\"wp-block-visual4-multirow-headline\">\r\n    <div class=\"wp-block-visual4-multirow-headline\">\n\n<p class=\"has-gigantic-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0%;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:1000;line-height:1;text-transform:uppercase\">Saudi Arabia    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-huge-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:15%;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:1000;line-height:1;text-transform:uppercase\">joins<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-gigantic-font-size wp-elements-109a9e9ecd6700e2a0e12e2150ee4a4a wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0%;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:1000;line-height:1;text-transform:uppercase\"><span class=\"v4-marker-highlight-background\">Madrid System<\/span><\/p>\n\n<\/div> \r\n<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-small-font-size is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-878d3859 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:italic;font-weight:300;text-transform:uppercase\"><div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:300;text-transform:uppercase\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-08-18T08:30:00+02:00\">18. August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">by<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:600\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\">Clemens Pfitzer<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3b99a472 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Madrid System for international trademarks now also covers Saudi Arabia. Starting October 8, 2026, the country can be designated in a single international trademark application, in one language and with a single set of fees. For companies doing business in the Gulf region, this eliminates the need for a separate national application in Riyadh.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 id=\"h-was-sich-zum-08-10-2026-andert\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Will Change on October 8, 2026<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saudi Arabia has acceded to the Madrid System, the system for the international registration of trademarks administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The relevant Madrid Protocol will enter into force for Saudi Arabia on October 8, 2026. Starting on that date, you can designate the country in a new international application or retroactively extend an existing <a href=\"https:\/\/kpw.law\/thema\/internationale-registrierung\/\">international registration<\/a> to include Saudi Arabia. <\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"h-was-das-madrid-system-ihrem-unternehmen-bringt\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How the Madrid System Benefits Your Business<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The practical advantage lies in consolidation. Previously, anyone seeking <a href=\"https:\/\/kpw.law\/en\/fields-of-law\/trademark-law\/\">trademark<\/a> protection in Saudi Arabia had to file a separate\u2014and often costly\u2014national application with the Saudi Trademark Office. Going forward, the country can be covered alongside other target markets in a single procedure. You file an application in one language, pay a single set of fees in one currency, and manage your entire portfolio centrally. If you already hold an international registration, you can extend protection to Saudi Arabia through a subsequent designation without having to rebuild your portfolio.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"h-warum-die-golfregion-strategisch-interessant-ist\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why the Gulf Region Is Strategically Important<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With this accession, five of the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states are now accessible through the Madrid System: Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. Only Kuwait remains outside the system so far. For a coordinated filing strategy in the region, the peninsula\u2019s most important market can now be included in the same international registration as the other Gulf states.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"h-fristen-und-gebuhren\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Deadlines and Fees<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Protection obtained through the Madrid System is not a uniform global right. The Saudi trademark office examines each designation under national law and may provisionally deny protection. Saudi Arabia has announced that it will extend the standard period for such a provisional refusal of protection from one year to 18 months. If the refusal is based on an opposition filed by a third party, the office may even issue the refusal after these 18 months have expired. You should therefore not jump to the conclusion that protection is guaranteed simply because the office has been silent for an extended period.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A separate fee applies for the designation of Saudi Arabia\u2014at the time of filing, for a subsequent designation, and for renewal. WIPO has not yet published the exact amount of this fee; it will be announced in a separate notice. Therefore, it is not yet possible to provide a definitive estimate of the cost of an international <a href=\"https:\/\/kpw.law\/en\/services\/advice-on-trademark-law\/\">trademark application<\/a> for Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When drafting the application, there is one important point to note. Saudi law does not recognize either the division or the consolidation of a registration. If a partial refusal of protection applies only to certain goods or services, the uncontested portion cannot be separated. This makes a precise list of goods and services all the more important.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"h-fazit\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns v4-pattern-text-copy-half-col is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Accession simplifies trademark protection in Saudi Arabia. This makes it easier to file trademark applications in Saudi Arabia, and existing international registrations can be extended to cover Saudi Arabia.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One fundamental characteristic of the system must be taken into account here. During the first five years, an international registration depends on the continued existence of the underlying base trademark. If the underlying trademark is canceled, the extension to Saudi Arabia is also at risk. Whether it is worth pursuing the Madrid System or filing a direct national application is therefore a matter of the specific case and the portfolio strategy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One fundamental characteristic of the system must be taken into account here. During the first five years, an international registration depends on the continued existence of the underlying base trademark. If the underlying trademark is canceled, the extension to Saudi Arabia is also at risk. Whether it is worth pursuing the Madrid System or filing a direct national application is therefore a matter of the specific case and the portfolio strategy.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide v4-pattern-cta-box has-secondary-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0c8cea62 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-top v4-pattern-cta-box__columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-71c143ff wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top v4-pattern-cta-box__columns-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-fb77afb0 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:0;flex-basis:60%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-content-justification-right is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1931a79c wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\r\n<div id=\"multirow-headline-block_c5bc99b2f06d4ea65bfd132a21d483e8\" class=\"wp-block-visual4-multirow-headline alignwide\">\r\n    <div class=\"wp-block-visual4-multirow-headline\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-huge-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0%;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:1000;line-height:1;text-transform:uppercase\">We&#8217;d be happy to<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-x-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:8%;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:1000;line-height:0.9;text-transform:uppercase\">you on<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-huge-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0%;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:1000;line-height:0.9;text-transform:uppercase\">trademark law!<\/p>\n\n<\/div> \r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9da75b5c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-visual4-contact-modal__button\">\r\n            \r\n        <div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\r\n            \r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-button v4-contact-modal-button is-style-fill\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\" data-form-id=\"8\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-contrast-color has-base-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\">Contact Form<\/a><\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        \r\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-style-mobile-only is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a768b15a wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-base-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"tel:4971141019030\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Call now!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top v4-pattern-cta-box__columns-column v4-pattern-cta-box__columns-column--image is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full v4-pattern-cta-box__columns-column__image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/themes\/kpw-law\/assets\/samples\/person-cropped.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23155\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Arabia is joining the Madrid System. 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