Prior Art Search

From searches and filing to portfolio management, our trademark services protect and enforce your business’s identity.

Our firm offers comprehensive prior art search services to help clients assess the novelty and patentability of their inventions. A prior art search involves reviewing existing patents, publications, and other publicly available information to identify similar technologies or concepts. This process is crucial for determining whether an invention is eligible for patent protection, avoiding potential infringement, and guiding strategic R&D decisions. By conducting thorough and accurate searches, our team enables clients to make informed decisions, reduce legal risks, and strengthen the foundation of their intellectual property portfolio

COPYRIGHT PROCESS TIMELINE

Start of Process FILING
--- REVIEW
--- ISSUANCE AND REGISTRATION

Procedure

 

 

Step Requirements Official Fees Expected Time
1. FILING
  • Application
  • Power of Attorney
 100 SAR —
2. REVIEW None None —
3. ISSUANCE AND REGISTRATION
 None 200 SAR —

 

*All office actions and fees are to be made within 3 months of each phase 

Documents

Application Download

Saudi Trademark Laws

COPYRIGHT LAW AND REGULATIONS Download
REGULATIONS FOR THE OPTIONAL REGISTRATION OF COPYRIGHT WORKS Download

Other Services

IP Consultations

  • One-hour focused IP consultations
  • IP protection and registration strategies
  • Patent, industrial design, and trademark matters
  • Contracts, licensing, and commercialization
  • Dispute, enforcement, and market-entry risk assessment

Pharmaceutical FTO

  • Third-party patent risk assessments for pharmaceutical products
  • Active ingredients, salts, polymorphs, formulations, and dosage forms
  • Patent claim and legal status analysis in Saudi Arabia
  • Manufacturing, licensing, investment, and market-entry assessments
  • Risk reporting and strategic options, including design-around and licensing

Patents, Designs & Trademarks

  • Prior art searches and patentability assessments
  • Drafting patent specifications and claims
  • Responses to substantive examination reports
  • Industrial design filing and registration
  • Trademark advice, clearance, filing, and prosecution

IP Contracts & Licensing

  • IP licensing and assignment agreements
  • Technology transfer and commercialization agreements
  • Confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements
  • Research, development, and collaboration agreements
  • Review and negotiation of IP provisions in commercial contracts

IP Litigation & Enforcement

  • Patent, trademark, and industrial design disputes
  • Copyright and trade secret disputes
  • Infringement, validity, and evidence assessments
  • Litigation strategy and technical case support
  • Enforcement, defense, negotiation, and dispute resolution