Saudi Sees 490% Surge in Trademark Complaints, Clamps Down on Pirate Film, TV Websites
Saudi Arabia reported a 47 per cent increase in copyright and trademark violations last year, according to a new study.
It comes as authorities in the Kingdom continues to crack down on intellectual property violations and seize offending items.
The war on copyright and trademark abuse is being fought online and in retail outlets.
The Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP) published its annual report on the enforcement of intellectual-property rights for 2022, which showed that the authority received more than 1,700 complaints, including those related to copyright and trademarks in various sectors, a 47 per cent increase from the total number received in 2021.
The percentage of trademark complaints increased by 490 per cent, while copyright complaints decreased by 37 per cent.
