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Requirements:

  • Patent Applications – Saudi Arabia.

    1. A power of attorney executed in the name of the applicant duly notarized and legalized up to the Saudi consulate.
    2. A notarized and legalized deed of assignment, if any, executed by the inventor(s), assigning the patent rights to the applicant.
    3. General information required:
      1. Name(s) and address(es) of the inventor(s).
      2. A list of the home and/or foreign applications stating:
        1. Whether or not the application has been submitted before to the Saudi patent office.
        2. Whether or not the invention has been filed in other countries (including the home country); if yes, provide the following:
          1. Country of filing.
          2. Application number(s) and filing date(s).
          3. Publication number (if any) and date of publication in case of publication of the invention in the home country or in any foreign country or the number and date of the letters patent, if it has been granted in any country.
          4. Class of the patent in accordance with the international classification (if known).
    4. Two copies of the specification in English and Arabic prepared strictly in the following order:
      1. The abstract (not exceeding one page).
      2. Background of the invention.
      3. Summary description of the invention.
      4. Brief description of the drawings, if any.
      5. Full description of the invention.
      6. Claims.
    5. Two sets of the formal drawings one set of them should be without numerals.

    Our Current Schedule of Charges – 2008

    Patents - Saudi Arabia

     

    Patents

    Our Service Charges

    Official Fees

    Total

    US$

    Application for a patent

    a)      For an individual

    b)      For a company

     

    300

    300

     

    107

    215

     

    407

    515

    Examination of an application

    a)      For an individual (actual cost)

    b)      For a company (actual cost)

    (The examination fees are estimated case by case)

     

    100

    200

    Actual Cost

     

    Publication and grant fees

    a)      For an individual

    b)      For a company

     

    100

    200

     

    134

    267

     

    234

    467

    Annuities (after one year from granting)

    a)      For an individual

    b)      For a company

     

    100

    200

     

    107

    214

     

    207

    414

    Amendment or extension of an application

    a)      For an individual

    b)      For a company

     

    100

    200

     

    27

    54

     

    127

    254

    Transfer of owner and any other action effecting ownership

    a)      For an individual

    b)      For a company

     

     

    100

    200

     

     

    54

    108

     

     

    154

    308

    Issue of a copy of a patent or any papers relating thereto

    a)      For an individual

    b)      For a company

     

    100

    200

     

    14

    28

     

    114

    228

    Recordal of registration license contract

    a)      For an individual

    b)      For a company

     

    100

    200

     

    107

    214

     

    207

    414

    Grant of compulsory license

    a)      For an individual

    b)      For a company

     

    200

    400

     

    1066

    2135

     

    1266

    2535

    Extension of the term of the patent

    a)      For an individual

    b)      For a company

     

    100

    200

     

    54

    108

     

    154

    308

    Industrial Design

    a)      For an individual

    b)      For a company

     

    300

    300

     

    40

    80

     

    340

    380

    Publication in the newspaper (Industrial Design)

    a)      For an individual

    b)      For a company

     

    50

    50

     

    47

    95

     

    97

    145

     

  • Patent Applications - GCC.

    1. Power of attorney in the name of Dr. Ali A. Al-Suwailem executed by the applicant, duly notarized and legalized up to the consulate of any GCC country.
    2. A certified copy of the certificate of incorporation and/or an extract from the commercial register of the applicant company duly legalized by the consulate of any GCC country.
    3. A deed of assignment executed by the inventor(s), assigning their patent rights to the applicant, also notarized and legalized up to the consulate of any GCC country.
    4. Two copies of the specification and claims in English and Arabic, prepared strictly in the following order:
      • Title of invention.
      • Field of invention.
      • Prior art or background of the invention.
      • Disclosure of the invention.
      • Brief description of the drawings.
      • Full description of the invention: Detailing the methods to execute the invention, its industrial application, preferably with examples, statistics, etc.
      • Claims.
      • Drawings, if any.
      • Abstract of invention.
    5. The Arabic text of the specification and claims on a diskette using Microsoft Word 97 (Windows Edition).
    6. Certified copy of priority document, if the document is not in English a simple English translation is required.

    Please note that documents 1, 2, 3 and 6 should be submitted to the GCC Patent Office within three (3) months from the date of filing the application. Otherwise, the application will be lapsed.

    Our Current Schedule of Charges – 2008

    Patents - GCC

     

    Patents

    Our Service Charges

    Official Fees

    Total

    US$

    Filing a patent application

    a)      For an individual

    b)      For a company

     

    310

    620

     

    540

    1080

     

    850

    1700

    Publication and grant of patent

    a)      For an individual

    b)      For a company

     

    325

    650

     

    675

    1350

     

    1000

    1900

    Additional fee for delayed payment of annual patent fee

    a)      For an individual

    b)      For a company

     

    200

    300

     

    135

    270

     

    335

    570

    Assignment of right to the applicant, or change of patent ownership

    a)      For an individual

    b)      For a company

     

     

    250

    350

     

     

    135

    270

     

     

     

    385

    620

    Obtaining a copy of the application, its registration, or of the patent

    a)      For an individual

    b)      For a company

     

     

    50

    100

     

     

    100

    200

     

     

    150

    300

    Request of compulsory license

    a)      For an individual

    b)      For a company

     

    300

    600

     

    4100

    8100

     

    4400

    8700

    Grant of compulsory license

    a)      For an individual

    b)      For a company

     

    100

    200

     

    1350

    2700

     

    1450

    2900

    Request of registration of compulsory license

    a)      For an individual

    b)      For a company

     

    100

    200

     

    1350

    2700

     

    1450

    2900

    Registration of compulsory license

    a)      For an individual

    b)      For a company

     

    100

    200

     

    150

    270

     

    250

    470

    Registration of petition

    a)      For an individual

    b)      For a company

     

    100

    200

     

    810

    1620

     

    910

    1820

    Renewal of petition

    a)      For an individual

    b)      For a company

     

    100

    200

     

    270

    540

     

    370

    740

    Request of temporary protection

    a)      For an individual

    b)      For a company

     

    100

    200

     

    675

    1350

     

    775

    1550

    Request of plantation

    a)      For an individual

    b)      For a company

     

    100

    200

     

    675

    1350

     

    775

    1550

    Performance of search

    a)      For an individual

    b)      For a company

     

    50

    100

     

    30

    55

     

    80

    155

    Technical Examination

    100

     

    Actual Cost

     


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