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IP/N/1/SAU/O/8  
 
31 January 2024  
(24-0778) Page: 1/2 
Council for Trade -Related Aspects of   
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS  
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA : EXECUTIVE REGULATIONS REGULATING THE  
LICENSING OF FOREIGN LAW FIRMS  
Notifying Member  KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA  
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title Executive regulations regulating the licensing of foreign law firms  
Subject matter  Other  
Nature of 
notification  [  ] Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation  
[X] Other law or regulation  
Link to legal text* https://ip -documents.info/2024/IP/SAU/24_00761_00_x.pdf  
Notification status  [X] First notification  
[  ] Amendment or revision to notified legal text  
[  ] Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to  Not applicable  
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
The regulations include: general provisions - licensing conditions and procedures - the formal form 
of the office and the scope of practice - the office 's obligations - for a temporary licen ce - a non -
Saudi consultant - violations and discipline - and final provisions.  
 
Language(s) of 
notified legal text Arabic  
Entry into force  23 September 2022  
Other date    
 
Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  19 December 2023  
Other information   IP/N/1/SAU/22 • IP/N/1/SAU/O/8  
 
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  Agency or 
authority 
responsible  Ministry of Justice  
 
Telephone :  966920001950  
 
Email:  1950@moj.gov.sa  
 
 
 
* Links are provided to texts of laws and regulations notified under the TRIPS Agreement in the form 
supplied by the Member concerned; the WTO Secretariat does not endorse or revise their content.  