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IP/N/1/SAU/C/3  
 
3 June  2020 
(20-3963)  Page: 1/2 
Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS  AND REGULATIONS  
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 O F THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARA BIA: COPYRIGHT LAW, ISSUE D BY ROYAL DECREE NO . M / 41  
DATED 2/7/1424 AH, A MENDED BY THE COUNCI L OF MINISTERS  
RESOLUTION NO. (536)  DATED 19/10/1439 AH  
Notifying Member  KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA  
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title Copyright Law, Issued by Royal Decree No. M / 41 dated 2/7/1424 AH, 
Amended by the Council of Ministers Resolution No. (536) dated 19/10/1439 
AH 
Subject matter  Copyright and related rights  
Nature of 
notification  [X] Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation  
[  ] Other law or regulation  
Link to legal text* https://ip -documents.info/2020/IP/SAU/20_0640_00_e.pdf   
https://ip -documents.info/20 20/IP/SAU/20_0640_00_x.pdf   
 
Notification status  [  ] First notification  
[  ] Amendment or revision to notified legal text  
[X] Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to  IP/N/1/SAU/C/1  
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
The Copyright Law has been issued with prov isions that include the Saudi Authority for Intellectual 
Property (SAIP) instead of the Ministry of Culture and Information, and the Board of Directors instead 
of the Min ister, due to the establishment of the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP ) which 
became responsible for implementing the Copyright Law.  
 
Language(s) of 
notified legal text English, Arabic  
Entry into force  16 December 2018  
Other date   Publication: 16 June 2018  IP/N/1/SAU/2 • IP/N/1/SAU/C/3  
 
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Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  27 January 2020  
Other information  https://ip -documents.info/2020/IP/SAU/20_0640_01_x.pdf  
Amending Resolution - Council of Ministers Resolution No. (536) dated 
19/10/1439 AH (in Arabic only)  
 
Agency or 
authority 
responsible  Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP)  
Riyadh  
Saudi Arabia  
 
 
* 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.   