RIYADH: Saudi Authority for IntellectualProperty (SAIP) carried out an extensive inspection campaign to uncover  stores, which  violate  intellectual  property  rights  (IPR), specifically the copyright protection system.
SAIP has warned against the promotion or sale of any products or any activities that violate intellectual property rights, and reiterated that it will be strictly imposing relevant penalties to ensure IPR protection,  especially  concerning  digital  and  paper  literary,  art products, and trademarks. The inspection follows several awareness campaigns, conducted by SAIP  in partnership with competent entities to raise awareness of intellectual property protection and penalties as per relevant laws and regulations.
Complementing SAIP’s ongoing efforts to protect intellectual property rights, the campaign resulted in uncovering some Riyadh-based  stores  involved  in  selling  devices,  constituting IPR infringement.
"The SAIP campaign is an extension of our periodic unscheduled inspection on public establishments and stores, which circulate or deal with products that violate intellectual property rights on any as part of its operations. We are determined to establish the principles of  respecting  intellectual  property  rights,  and  combating  the infringement of these rights in the Kingdom," said Yasser Al Dabbasi, Executive Director of the Intellectual Property  Rights  Protection Department at SAIP.
"Cooperating with partners from the Kingdom's government and private sectors, SAIP is determined to monitor the activities of service providers and companies that involve intellectual property rights to ensure that the rights are honored, through ongoing awareness  campaigns  and  inspections  aimed  at  apprehending violators," added Al-Dabbasi.
