RIYADH, Saudi Arabia,
Jan. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- In
continuation of the Saudi efforts to protect and enforce
intellectual property rights, the Saudi Authority for Intellectual
Property (SAIP), in cooperation with the General Security, has
launched inspection campaigns across Saudi Arabia with the aim of controlling
commercial stores that violate intellectual property rights
regulations. During January 2021,
11620 items violating creative rights were seized, including
electronics, computer programs, sound recordings, and printed works
(student services).
The campaign was launched by conducting preliminary surveys and
more than 440 visits of mystery shoppers to targeted areas. In
accordance with the laws and regulations in Saudi Arabia, establishments that violated
intellectual property rights and prohibited or exploited goods were
identified.
In the same context, SAIP has launched a parallel campaign aimed
at inspecting websites to verify the extent of their compliance
with intellectual property systems. Legal measures was taken
against infringing websites that amount to blocking them. As a
result of this campaign, more than 355 websites were inspected, of
which 77 were proven to violate intellectual property systems.
Accordingly, these websites were blocked.
The campaign came as an extension of the periodic field tours
carried out by intellectual property inspectors on commercial
establishments to combat the violation of property rights and to
control the performance of service providers. In cooperation with
partners from the government and private sectors, intellectual
property inspection is done by means of continuous
awareness-raising, inspection campaigns, knowledge of violators,
and the punitive legal measures against them.
SAIP stressed that it will be keen to take necessary measures to
penalize violators of intellectual property in Saudi Arabia. SAIP also urged citizens and
residents to support efforts of respecting intellectual property by
communicating with SAIP official channels through social media
@saipksa, email saip@saip.gov.sa and the contact customer service
number: 920021421.
Contact:
Abdullah Almansour
00966920021421
289815@email4pr.com
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