GCC Patent Office Updates

GCC Patent Office Updates

Suspension of the GCC Patent Filing System On 6 January 2021, the GCC Patent Office stopped receiving applications for patents. This followed a decision made by the GCC Supreme Council during the 41st Summit held a day earlier, which called for the GCC Council of...
Patent Regulations in Saudi Arabia

Patent Regulations in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia has recently amended provisions of its patent regulations, effective as of 19 December 2015. The amendments may be seen as an attempt to harmonise Saudi Arabian patent prosecution with that of the Patent Cooperation Treaty, which it assented to in May of...