Saudi Arabia:
Gulf Opens Up
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The number of territories now signed up to the Patent
Cooperation Treaty increased earlier in August with Saudi Arabia
joining the club. This brings the number of countries within
the PCT up to 148.
Saudi Arabia has long been one of the more expensive countries
in which to obtain any patent protection, not least because of the
translation cost. Many applicants have to date used the
umbrella of the Gulf Cooperation Treaty (GCC) to obtain protection
within Saudi Arabia but whilst a GCC patent might be granted, the
detail as to how such a patent might be enforced in Saudi Arabia is
far from clear. In addition, the GCC is not within the PCT
system and having to decide whether or not to file there within a
year of the priority filing has frequently deterred possible
patentees.
The ability now to designate Saudi Arabia itself as a possible
country in a PCT application and to have the additional 18 months
breathing space in which to decide whether or not to enter the
national phase may well result in a greater number of patent
applications actually being filed. Either way, the choice
within the Gulf has been improved and your Dehns advisor can assist
in making it.
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