Law of Patents Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits 1

In this Law, the following terms shall have the meanings assigned thereto, unless the context requires otherwise: Authority: Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property. Subject matter of protection: Either an invention, a layout design of integrated circuits, a plant variety, or an industrial design. Protection document: The document granted by the Authority for one of the subject matters of protection. It may be a patent, a layout design certificate, a plant patent, or an industrial design certificate. Invention: An idea developed by an inventor that results in a solution for a certain problem in the field of technology. Integrated circuit: A product in its final or intermediate form the purpose of which is to perform an electronic function, and its elements, at least one of which is active, and some or all of the interconnections are integrally formed in or on a piece of material. Layout design: A three-dimensional disposition of the elements of an integrated circuit – at least one of which is active - and of some or all of the interconnections, or such a three-dimensional disposition prepared for an integrated circuit for the purpose of manufacturing. Plant variety: A plant grouping within a single botanical taxon of the lowest known rank which, irrespective of whether the conditions for the grant are fully met, can be defined by the expression of the characteristics resulting from a certain genotype or combination of genotypes distinguished from any other plant grouping by the expression of at least one of said characteristics, and considered a unit with regard to its suitability for being propagated without change. Plant breeder: The person who breeds, discovers, or develops a new plant variety. Industrial design: A composition of two-dimensional lines or colors, or any three dimensional shape that gives an industrial product, or a product of traditional crafts, a special appearance provided that this is not only for a functional or technical purpose including textile designs. Law of Patents, Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits, Plant Varieties, and Industrial Designs Compulsory license: The permission given to others to exploit the subject matter of protection without the consent of the owner of the protection document, in accordance with the provisions of this Law. Contractual license: A contract under which the owner of the protection document grants a third party some or all of his rights to exploit the protection document for a specific period against a specific fee. Gazette: The Gazette issued by the Authority concerning all that relates to the subject matters of protection in accordance with the provisions of this Law and its Implementing Regulations. Committee: The committee stipulated in Article 35 of this Law. Table: The table annexed to this Law which specifies the fees for the work carried out by the Authority in accordance with the provisions of this Law. Applicant: The person requesting the protection document, as registered in the Authority's records. Regulations: The Implementing Regulations of this Law.