Intellectual property in Saudi Arabia

Intellectual Property

National Organisations: Industrial Property Office (Patents): Saudi Patent Office.

Industrial Property Office (Marks): Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Trade Mark Section)

Copyright Office: Saudi Authority for Intellectual Proprety
Regional Organisations: Arab Society for Intellectual Property (ASIP)

Arab Intellectual Property Mediation and Arbitration Society (AIPMAS)
International Membership: Member of the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization)
Signatory to the Paris Convention For the Protection of Intellectual Property
Membership to the TRIPS agreement - Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)

Type of property and law	Validity	International Agreements Signed
Patent Industrial Property Law -2004	15 years, can be extended for further 5 years.	Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
Trademark The Law Of Trademarks (Royal Decree No. M/21, 7 August 2002)	Approximately nine years and eight months (ten Hegira years)
Design Industrial Property Law -2004	10 years
Copyright Copyright Law (Royal Decree No. M/11, 30 Aug 2003)	Between 25 and 50 years	Berne convention For the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
Industrial Models Industrial Property Law -2004	10 years

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