The GCC Patent Office Registrar, Mr. Mohamed Al-Rasheed, announced that the Office Administration has approved developmental plans, foremost among which was the examination mechanisms. He pointed out that the examination is important for compliance with TRIPs by the year 2000.
The GCC Patent Office Registrar is to sign agreements with foreign examination offices who will be reviewing patents as to substance as per the understanding reached. Pending patents will be dispatched for examination as soon as the agreements are signed.
Mr. Al-Rasheed further discussed the possibility of sending staff abroad for training in the European Patent Office, the UK Patent Office, the US Patent Office and the German Patent Office.
The GCC Patent Office is working on its webpage which includes full information and forms, as well as working on seminars and lectures in universities, scientific research centers, and Chambers of Commerce in the GCC member countries, on industrial property and the GCC Patent System