Saudi Arabian Intellectual Property Office
English: Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property, abbreviation: SPO
Website: Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (saip.gov.sa)
Saudi Arabia Patent Search: WIPO Publish (saip.gov.sa)
Saudi Arabian Intellectual Property Office
English: Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property, abbreviation: SPO
Website: Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (saip.gov.sa)
Saudi Arabia Patent Search: WIPO Publish (saip.gov.sa)
via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
10 years
no
3-5 years
A patent does not lose its novelty under any of the following circumstances:
- Within 6 months of the filing date/priority date, the patent has been disclosed as a result of apparent abuse by the applicant or its previous owner.
- The patent was disclosed at an international exhibition officially recognized by the Paris Convention Organization within 12 months of the filing date/priority date.
The design does not lose novelty if it is exhibited at an officially recognized international exhibition within 6 months of the filing/priority date, or if it is disclosed as a result of apparent misuse by the applicant or its previous owner.
Restoration of priority is accepted on the grounds of "due care" and "unintentional/due care".
no
20 years