The Amended Patent Law number 28 of year 2007 This Law (Amended Patent Law of 2007) shall be read in conjunction with Law No. 32 of 1999, referred to herein as Original Law, and both shall be deemed one Law; and shall be effective thirty days after the date of publication in the Official Gazette .
Article 2 of the Original Law shall be amended in accordance with the following:
First: To consider what is enumerated therein as paragraph (a), and to add the following definition to the end thereof:
Treaty: the Patent Cooperation Treaty which was signed in Washington on 19/6/1970 and its administrative instructions published pursuant to it, and any other treaty which amends it or replaces it.
Second: To add paragraph (b) which shall state:
B. For the purposes of this Law the terms and definitions contained in the Treaty are to be adopted wherever the text indicates in its provisions and the regulations issued pursuant to it, (this shall include the following)which includes the definitions and term related to(or any other sentence you suggest to match the Arabic script):
The International Application, the Designated Office, the Elected Office, and the International Preliminary Examination
Article 13 of the Original Law is amended by adding paragraph (c) which shall read as follows:
c. If the application doesn’t meet the conditions prescribed in this law, the Registrar shall issue a decision rejecting the application and stating the reason for rejection. This decision shall be notified to the applicant. The applicant may appeal such decision to the High Court of Justice within 60 days of the decision notification date.
Article 15 of the Original Law is amended by adding paragraph (c) in accordance with the following:
c. If the applicant does not comply with paying the applicable registration fees, the Registrar shall notify the applicant of the necessity to pay such fees in the time frame which the Registrar shall decide. If the applicant defaults on such payment then it shall be deemed that he relinquished his patent application.
Article 22 of the Original Law is amended by adding paragraph (d) in accordance with the following:
d. If the exporting will be done to countries which suffer from pandemics or epidemic illnesses in compliance with the Kingdom's obligations under the World Trade Organization agreements and the decisions issued pursuant thereto.
Article 23 of the Original Law is amended by deleting paragraphs (f) and (g) and replacing them with the following: The Original Law shall be amended by adding the following Articles (38), (39), (40), (41) and by re-numbering the Articles from (38) to (40) so as to become Article (42) to (44) respectively:
Article 38: Article 39: Article 40:
a. The applicant of the international applications is obliged to complete the following procedures in the specified period pursuant to paragraph (a) of Article (22) or paragraph (a) of Article (39) of the Treaty: b.1. If the applicant of the international applications does not comply with the procedures and requirements mentioned in paragraph (a) of this Article, then the Registrar may deem the application to be withdrawn.
2. The applicant of the international applications may request from the Registrar to reconsider the decision issued pursuant to paragraph (1) of this Article, and the Registrar must hear the applicant's opinion prior to taking a decision in accordance to the applicable legal procedures and timelines. Article 41
The Registrar may delegate any of his authorities which are stipulated and outlines in this law and the regulations issued pursuant to it, to any of the employees of the Industrial Property Protection Directorate at the Ministry, provided that such delegation is specific and in writing.
�Published on page number 2592 in the Official Gazette No. 4823 dated 1/5/2007
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