Industrial applicability and Novelty.
If the invention is a result of work shared by several persons their rights in the patent in equal is assured, unless they agree otherwise.
If more than one person contrive the same invention independently, the right shall be confirmed to the one that came first to submit the patent application.
YES, within three months from the date of depositing his request, submit a request to amend the specifications of the invention, or his architectural drawing, accompanied with a statement on the nature of the amendment, and its reasons, provided that the amendment does not alter the invention itself, or exceed what was pronounced in the original request or the protection requests.
YES, within 12 months from the first filing date.
YES, may be searched by title, applicant, priority/PCT number.
Yes, in case of a Convention application.
Within ninety days from the date of the agreement, and the delay in requesting the registration ensues payment of an additional fee.
An annual fee shall incur, and increase gradually as from the beginning of the second year until the termination of the patent protection duration.
YES, there is 6 - month grace period for late payment with a surcharge.
20 years from the filing date and shall be renewable.
After substantive examination and pre-grant.
YES, may be filed within 6 months from publication in the Official Gazette.
A request for patent registration should not include more than one invention, and it will be considered as one the combination of inter-related inventions that represent one integrated ingenious idea.
The Directorate may ask the applicant to meet the conditions or amendments that it deems necessary, and if the applicant does not carry out this procedure within three months following the date on which he was notified, he shall be considered as having retracted his request.
Patent ownership may be transferred partially or completely through selling it, ceding it, or via inheritance, bequest, mortgage ,or right in rem, in exchange for free, according to the rules and procedures after payment of assigned fee.
English or French, with the relative Arabic Translation.