- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
 - PCT filing route: 30 months from the earliest priority date.
 
The design does not lose novelty if it is exhibited at an officially recognized international exhibition within 6 months of the filing/priority date, or if it is disclosed as a result of apparent misuse by the applicant or its previous owner.
no
20 years
- Grant fee: The applicant should pay the granted fee and announcement fee within 90 days after receiving the official payment notice.
 - Annuity: The annual fee starts to be paid year by year from the second year from the application date. It needs to be paid between January 1 and March 31 each year. If it is overdue, it can be paid within the 3-month overdue period, and it will be doubled at the same time. cost of.
 
no
Filing Language: Arabic
via Paris Convention via Nationalization of PCT Necessary documents:
- Abstract
 - Abstract Drawing
 - Claim
 - Specification
 - Drawing
 
Necessary documents:
- Abstract
 - Abstract Drawing
 - Claim
 - Specification
 - Drawing
 
Attachments (if any)
- Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format)
 - Certificate of Deposit of Microorganisms and its Arabic translation
 - Certificate of Microbiological Survival and its Arabic translation
 - Power of Attorney
 - Priority certificate and its Arabic translation
 - Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
 - Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
 Notification issued by CNIPA notify the applicant the application has passed through the security review
*Saudi Arabian patent application documents need to be notarized
Attachments (if any)
- WIPO Publication
 - ISR/IPRP
 - Entry into the national phase of Saudi Arabia 19/28/34/41 amended
 - Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format)
 - Certificate of Deposit of Microorganisms and its Saudi Arabic translation
 - Certificate of Microbial Survival and its Saudi Arabic translation
 - Power of Attorney
 - Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
 Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
*Saudi Arabian patent application documents need to be notarized
no
A patent does not lose its novelty under any of the following circumstances:
- Within 6 months of the filing date/priority date, the patent has been disclosed as a result of apparent abuse by the applicant or its previous owner.
 - The patent was disclosed at an international exhibition officially recognized by the Paris Convention Organization within 12 months of the filing date/priority date.
 
via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
Restoration of priority is accepted on the grounds of "due care" and "unintentional/due care".