PCT international and National Phase applications

Currently, the Saudi Patent Office started receiving international PCT applications. Accordingly, it is possible to file international PCT applications through the SPO. Saudi Arabia has been a member of PCT since August 03, 2013 and entering national phase is possible for PCT applications filed on or after August 03, 2013 designated Saudi Arabia .

However, the Saudi Patent Office has started accepting the national phase PCT applications as of February 03, 2015.

The e-copy of legalized Power of Attorney must be submitted within 60 days from the application filing date. In case formality examination report issue before 60 days, the same can be submitted as a response to formality examination report.

As for the national phase PCT applications , the Saudi Patent Office has implemented a new calculation of PCT annuities, by which the annuity years are calculated from the international filing year of the corresponding PCT application