GCC CUSTOMS


b) To notify the trademark owner, upon his written request, of the names and addresses of the consignee of the goods, the importer, to whom the consignment is sent and the quantities (such action is a valuable advantage in pursing infringers of trademark rights).


c) To allow those concerned to inspect the goods pursuant to the customs procedures to that eff ect.


7. T e unifi ed Trademark Law makes it imperative to destroy commodities that violate trademark rights at the importer’s expense or to get rid of the same in any manner except by sale if destruction of such commodities is perilous to the environment or public health (such action conforms to the TRIPS Agreement and the Saudi border procedures).


8. T e law forbids clearance of the goods in question for marketing purposes and bans re-export of the same by the mere removal of the disputed trademarks (this is in conjunction with TRIPS). T e TRIPS Agreement allows making a change in the commodity’s condition in exceptional cases, to merit re-export, but it is silent regarding the re-export of a commodity


“THE LAW FORBIDS CLEARANCE OF THE GOODS IN QUESTION FOR MARKETING PURPOSES AND BANS RE-EXPORT OF THE SAME BY THE MERE REMOVAL OF THE DISPUTED TRADEMARKS.”


without changing its condition. It is leſt to member states to judge the circumstances that merit such actions, particularly in cases of earthquakes and fl oods where time is of the essence.


9. Article 39 of the law allows non-compliance with border procedures in exceptional cases, namely:


a) Small non-commercial quantities of goods included in the personal eff ects of travellers or goods sent in small parcels.


b) Goods circulated in the exporter’s country markets by the trademark owner or through his consent (the two exceptions are specifi ed in the TRIPS Agreement).


T e above-mentioned are temporary procedures and are by no means a determination of the aggrieved party’s case. According to TRIPS, the aggrieved party should lodge a civil suit against the perpetrator before


the competent court


within 10 days of being notifi ed of seizure of the goods by the customs authorities (also specifi ed by Saudi border procedures). Article 40 of the Trademarks Law entitles the aggrieved party to seek an interlocutory injunction to safeguard


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124 World Intellectual Property Review September/October 2013


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