The Saudi Patent Office is a government entity in
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the A ...
responsible for implementing of the law of
patent
A patent is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention for a limited period of time in exchange for publishing an enabling disclosure of the invention."A p ...
s including the processing of patents applications and granting and issuance related rights.
It is part of the
Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP).
History
In 1989, the first law of patents was issued to protect rights in Saudi Arabia.
Later, in 2004 the law was amended to include the implementation of the law regulations.
Statistics
In 2016, Saudi Arabia filed 1064 patents applications with the office, ranking the first among the top five countries.
In the same year, the kingdom also ranked the first in deposing industrial design applications with 386, ranking the first among the top five countries.
In 2017, Saudi Arabia ranked 23rd among 92 countries in number of patents granted by the
United States Patent and Trademark Office
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is an agency in the U.S. Department of Commerce that serves as the national patent office and trademark registration authority for the United States. The USPTO's headquarters are in Alexa ...
. The Kingdom was granted 664 patents, which is double that of all Arab countries combined during the same period.
References
External links
Implementing Regulations of the Law of Patents, Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits, Plant Varieties, and Industrial Designs
Science and technology in Saudi Arabia
Patent offices
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