Law of Patents Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits 1

Any act of exploitation provided for in the special provisions governing each of the protection subject matters, performed by any person in the Kingdom without the written consent of the owner of the protection document recorded with the Authority, shall be deemed an infringement on the subject matter of protection. At the request of the owner of the protection document and any party with interest, the Committee shall grant an injunction to prevent the infringement in addition to the payment of necessary damages, and it may impose a fine upon the infringer not exceeding 100,000 riyals. The maximum fine shall be doubled in case of repetition. If the Committee sees that the infringement calls for the punishment of imprisonment, the infringer shall be referred from the start to the Board of Grievances. The Committee may take the prompt measures it deems necessary to prevent the damages resulting from the infringement. The decision issued by the Committee in this case shall be published in the Official Gazette, the Gazette, and two daily newspapers, at the expense of the party against whom the decision is issued. The provisions of this Article shall be applied, without prejudice, to any harsher punishment provided for in any other law.