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Moreover, the highest religious authority in Saudi Arabia has condemned software piracy in a fatwa, or religious edict. Nevertheless, and although intellectual property protection has steadily increased in the Kingdom, piracy remains a problem. American firms wishing to sell products/services in Saudi Arabia should work through their local representative to register their trademarks with the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, copyrighted products with the Ministry of Information, and patents with King Abdulaziz City for Science & Technology (KACST) or the GCC Patent Office. Although these government entities are responsible for IPR protection in their respective areas, a reported incident of piracy or infringement may not entail immediate and decisive action by the concerned government entity. Patent and trademark protection and enforcement remain cumbersome and inconsistent. Additional information on Saudi Arabia’s protection of property rights, trademarks, and patents is addressed in more detail in Chapter 6 (Investment Climate). Due Diligence Return to top The U.S. Commercial Service in Saudi Arabia offers the International Company Profile (ICP) report, which provides detailed information on a specific Saudi company and comments based on information from the U.S. Embassy’s Commercial Section. Local Professional Services Return to top There are service providers in Saudi Arabia offering professional services to foreign and domestic firms alike. The U.S. Commercial Service maintains a list of such Business Service Providers on its website; these local “BSPs” pay a nominal fee for an annual listing. The websites of the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh and the U.S. Consulates General in Dhahran and Jeddah provide access to various business-support networks, including lawyers, translators, and a representative group of other service providers that offer their professional services to U.S. exporters and investors interested in Saudi Arabia: U.S. Embassy — Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Public Services in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Translators, Tax Assistance, Hospitals, Law Firms) U.S. Consulate General — Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Public Services in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (Translators, Tax Assistance, Hospitals, Law Firms) U.S. Consulate General — Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Public Services in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (Translators, Tax Assistance, Hospitals, Law Firms) Web Resources Return to top Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority Saudi Arabian Standards Organization Saudi Industrial Development Fund Saline Water Conversation Corporation Water and Electricity Company Saudi Telecommunications Company Foreign Credit Insurance Association Saudi Aramco Middle East Broadcasting Corporation Arab Radio & Television LBC Future Television Dubai TV New TV Channel 2 Arabiya
Al-Jazira Al-Watan Newspaper Arab News Saudi Gazette Asharq Al-Awsat Newspaper Al-Hayat Newspaper Al-Riyadh Newspaper Al-Jazirah Newspaper Al-Eqtisadiah Newspaper Okaz News Agency Al-Madinah Press Riyadh Exhibitions Company Al-Harithy Company for Exhibitions (Jeddah) Dhahran International Exhibitions Company Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency-SAMA KACST GCC Patent Office Communications and Information Technology Commission Return to table of contents
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Page 3 and 4: • Intellectual Property Protectio
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Page 7 and 8: Since this is a common practice in
Page 9 and 10: Franchising Return to top Franchisi
Page 11 and 12: companies interested in operating i
Page 13 and 14: Other entities created by the CML i
Page 15: Pricing Return to top The governmen
Page 19 and 20: Engineering & Architectural Service
Page 21 and 22: units and 150,000 square metres of
Page 23 and 24: and has earmarked $8 billion for ne
Page 25 and 26: knowledge-based industries in Madin
Page 27 and 28: Medical Equipment - MED Overview Re
Page 29 and 30: Ministry of Health www.moh.gov.sa M
Page 31 and 32: as Marafiq. This company is respons
Page 33 and 34: • Anti-scaling chemicals • Oper
Page 35 and 36: traffic flow. Non-food franchises a
Page 37 and 38: Saudi Arabia’s Homeland Security
Page 39 and 40: Saudi Arabia’s education system i
Page 41 and 42: Education Trade Fairs in Saudi Arab
Page 43 and 44: $90 billion expected to be spent on
Page 45 and 46: Gulf where a major port will be con
Page 47 and 48: total of $109 billion on railway ex
Page 49 and 50: But over the course of the program,
Page 51 and 52: Al-Qurayyat PP Ext. # 2 - 110 MW -
Page 53 and 54: prepared based on the planned capac
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Page 57 and 58: seems that Saudi Aramco has started
Page 59 and 60: In 2000, Saudi Arabia passed the Fo
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Page 63 and 64: Major Projects Some multi-billion d
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• Car Batteries • Maintenance a
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Islamic center in the country of or
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educe its soybean import subsidy fr
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Tel.: (+971-4) 332-1000 Fax: (+971-
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and vegetable juices, mineral and o
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However, SPO applied the new law re
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Saudi Customs requires a deposit fo
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standards. The Communications and I
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Publication of Technical Regulation
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efficient customs procedures, and g
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contracts, a restrictive visa polic
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equirements defined in the Ministry
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Of interest to investors who have d
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capacity through training, has stre
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local investment houses. These allo
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any public official must be made a
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• The World Bank Institute publis
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Web Resources Return to top Saudi A
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licenses were also granted to Deuts
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allocated $36.5 billion for the edu
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Recently, the Saudi Fund for Develo
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visas will likely become the norm o
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Transportation Return to top The bu
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Web Resources Return to top Travel
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Saudi Basic Industries Corporation
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