News flash! Saudi Arabia joins Hague Agreement

Starting from October 3, 2023, Saudi Arabia has officially joined the "Hague Agreement", which has brought the following impacts:

• When Chinese applicants apply for patents, trademarks and other intellectual property rights in Saudi Arabia, they no longer need to go to the Saudi Arabian Consulate in China for notarization and authentication of relevant documents, but only need to complete consular authentication based on the Hague Agreement (Apostille) in China.
• The design protection period is extended from 10 years to 15 years.
• The authorization fee will be paid after SAIP makes the authorization decision, and there is no need to pay maintenance fees.

The Hague Agreement has now been joined by 124 countries, which brings convenience and speed far beyond imagination. The Hague Agreement will be elaborated on in the next page. Welcome to pay attention.