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Patent Renewal in Saudi Arabia

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Legal framework

Royal Decree No. (M/38) dated 10/06/1409(H) (January 18, 1989 AD) established the first Patent Law. The Law was amended on 19/07/1425(H) (September 4, 2004 AD) to guarantee protection for innovations in Saudi Arabia.

The amended Patents, Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits, Plant Varieties, and Industrial Designs Law was issued by Royal Decree No. (M/27) on July 17, 2004, was published in the Official Gazette (Umm Al Qura) on August 7, 2004, and went into force on September 5, 2004. The Implementing Regulations were issued on December 26, 2004, in accordance with an administrative decision, and they went into effect on the same day. In the year 2015, it was repealed.

Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)

Saudi Arabia became a member of PCT on August 03, 2013, and entering national phase is possible for PCT applications filed on or after August 03, 2013 designated Saudi Arabia.

The Saudi Patent Office has started accepting PCT national phase applications as of February 03, 2015.

Filing Options

There are two ways in which a patent can be filed in Saudi Arabia:

NB: The GCC Patent Office (GCCPO) has stopped accepting new patent filings as “GCC Patent” as of January 6, 2021.

Other Info

Time Frame: Within 2-3 years from the filing date (approx.).
Protection period: 20 years from the filing date/ from the PCT filing date for national phase applications.
Annual fees: Due at the beginning of each calendar year after filing and payable within 3 months (1st January to 31st March). Annuities of national phase applications are calculated from the filing date of PCT application.