Executive Regs of Patent/IC/Plant/Industrial-Design Law

The following terms and phrases, wherever mentioned in these Regulations shall have the meanings assigned thereto, unless the context requires otherwise: Authority: The Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property. Law: The Law of Patents, Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits, Plant Varieties, and Industrial Designs. Regulations: The Implementing Regulations of the Law of Patents, Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits, Plant Varieties and Industrial Designs. Subject-Matter of Protection: Either an invention, a layout design of an integrated circuit, a plant variety or an industrial design. Protection Document: A patent, a certificate of a layout design, a plant patent, or a certificate of an industrial design. Committee: The Committee provided for in Article 35 of the Law. Paris Union: The Union constituted pursuant to Article One of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, which consists of member states of the Convention. PCT: The Patent Cooperation Treaty concluded in Washington D.C. on 19/06/1970, of which the Royal Decree No. M / 63 dated 28/12/1430 H was issued approving the accession of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the subsequent amendments thereto. International Application: A patent application filed (deposited) under the provisions of PCT and subject to the provisions of Chapter 11 of these Regulations. National Phase: The conversion of an international application into a national application upon designation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for protection, and its receipt of said application in accordance with PCT provisions. Article (2): The Authority The Authority shall implement the provisions of the Law and the Regulations. It shall, in particular, perform the following: 1. Receive and process protection applications and prepare protection documents. 2. Propose issuance of and amendments to forms necessary to discharge its duties. 3. Issue decisions granting protection documents and publish information related thereto. 4. Use information technology and access national and international databases when processing protection applications and documents. 5. Propose necessary amendments to the provisions of the Law and the Regulations. 6. Propose regulations for licensing agents and lawyers to represent clients before the Authority. Article (3): Communication with the Authority 1. Correspondences with the Authority shall be addressed to Authority at the postal address determined by the Authority or through any other acceptable means.