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KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA LAW
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Patents:
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| Law: |
Patents, Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits, Plant Varieties and Industrial Models Law were issued as per the Royal Decree No. M/27 dated July 17, 2004. It was published in the Official Gazette No. 4004, dated August 6, 2004 and entered into force September 6, 2004. The Implementing Regulations were issued on December 26, 2004 and entered into force on the same date.
The above Law superseded the Patent Act 1989, issued by Royal Decree No. M/38 on February 17, 1989.
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| Kind: |
Patents of Invention and Patents of Importation. |
| Duration: |
20 years from the date of grant of the patent and may be extended for an additional 5 years. Patents of Importation are granted for the un-expired term of foreign patent on the basis of 15 years. |
| Examination: |
Formal examination and substantive examination. |
| Annuities: |
Annuity is due at the beginning of each year subsequent to the year in which the application was filed and payable within a period of three months. Late payment of annuity fee is allowed within three months thereafter in exchange for double fee.. |
Saudi Arabia is party to the Gulf Cooperation Council Patent Office which provides patent protections within the member countries.
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