SAIP – NJQ & Associates https://njq-ip.com Treat Your IP Sun, 30 Mar 2025 09:00:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.5 SAUDI ARABIA: FAST-TRACK PATENT EXAMINATION WITH THE EPO https://njq-ip.com/newsletters/2022/08/saudi-arabia-fast-track-patent-examination-with-the-epo/ Sun, 28 Aug 2022 19:06:19 +0000 https://njq-ip.com/?post_type=newsletter&p=11010 RIYADH – The Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP) and the European Patent Office (EPO) have launched their joint Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot programme to enable accelerated treatment of patent applications in both regions. This agreement was entered into on 1 July 2022 and will last for three years.

Under the pilot programme, applicants whose claims have been examined by SAIP or the EPO may request accelerated processing of their corresponding patent application.

The two offices will share existing work results and data, enabling the offices to make use of each other’s work. This should lead to reduced efforts, increased efficiency, and reduced costs for users.

For more information, please contact saudi-arabia@qumsieh.com.

]]> SAUDI ARABIA: EXPANDS THE SCOPE OF COPYRIGHT PROTECTION https://njq-ip.com/newsletters/2022/05/saudi-arabia-expands-the-scope-of-copyright-protection/ Tue, 31 May 2022 05:22:34 +0000 https://njq-ip.com/?post_type=newsletter&p=10994 RIYADH – The Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP) announced that it has expanded the scope of protection of copyrighted materials to include the following:

  • Computer software and applications;
  • Technical and planning drawings;
  • Stereotactic topographic works;
  • Two-dimensional and 3-dimensional artistic works, and
  • Photographical compilations.

This new update is aimed to encourage competition amongst the public and maximise intangible assets.

SAIP also announced that local students will benefit from a reduced pricing schedule.

For more information, please contact saudi-arabia@qumsieh.com.

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