As there is no statutory design law in force in Saudi Arabia, the only available means of protecting designs is by publishing cautionary notices in the Arabic and/or the English languages in Saudi Arabian newspapers.
Cautionary notices define the owner's interest in the industrial property, announce the ownership thereto, and alert the public against any possible infringement. Such publication of notices could be of considerable assistance in the case of litigation.
There is no standing regulation as to when a cautionary notice should be republished. A cautionary notice is not effective as a registration and is not deposited with any government department. Consequently, re-publication of cautionary notices at frequent intervals acts as a reminder to the public and helps to ward off eventual infringers.
