Subsequent to joining the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, filing of industrial design applications became possible in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The new Industrial Design law is still under discussion and is about to be ready for issuance; hence, examination of the applications will not be possible until the new law is finally issued. Currently, filing applications is allowed in order to safeguard important dates.
The filing requirements of a design application are as follows:
Documents:
1. A power of attorney notarized and legalized up to the Saudi consulate;
2. A deed of assignment executed by the designer (if not the applicant), notarized and legalized up to the Saudi consulate;
3. A certified copy of the priority document in the case of claiming priority (late filing within three months from the filing date is possible).
Note: the original documents in points 1& 2 should be submitted at the time of filing the application.
Information:
1. Full name and address of the applicant and the designer;
2. Description of the model or design together with the relevant drawings;
3. Type of the products for which the industrial model or design will be used;
4. In the case of disclosure through an official exhibition or any other public disclosure, the documents indicating such disclosures and date are required.
For further information and filing of applications, please contact AGIP Saudi Arabia Office at the following address:
Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP)
Saudi Arabia Office
P. O. Box: 9767,
Riyadh 11423, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Tel: (966-1) 464 29 36
Fax: (966-1) 465 27 13
Email: agip.ksa@tagi.com