The Saudi Patent Office is a government entity in

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia. Located in the centre of the Middle East, it covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of about , making it the List of Asian countries ...

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 sufficiency of disclosure, enabling discl ...

s including the processing of patents applications and granting and issuance related rights. It is part of the

Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property The Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP) () is an official government body in Saudi Arabia responsible for the protection and supporting the intellectual property Intellectual property (IP) is a category of property that include ...

(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

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. The Kingdom was granted 664 patents, which is double that of all Arab countries combined during the same period.

References

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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 {{SaudiArabia-stub