Information on the functioning of the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP) as ISA/IPEA

Further to the announcement in the October issue of the PCT Newsletter No. 10/2024 that the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP) (two-letter code: SA) will begin operating as International Searching Authority (ISA) and International Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA) as of 15 December 2024, the Agreement between the Office and the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization in relation to the functioning of the SAIP as an ISA and IPEA, as in force from the same date, has been published in English and French at, respectively:

https://www.wipo.int/pct/en/docs/agreements/ag-sa.pdf

https://www.wipo.int/pct/fr/docs/agreements/ag-sa.pdf

Detailed information on the Office in its capacity as ISA and IPEA has been published in the PCT Applicant’s Guide (please refer to the “Advance notice” indicating the changes that will be effective from 15 December 2024, containing the future Annexes D and E ), and the fees payable to the Office have also been published in the PCT Fee Tables.