The Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP) has
officially joined the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot
program with the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS),
marking a significant step forward in modernizing the patent
examination process and reducing examination pendency.
Based on the PPH pilot program, an applicant who receives a
positive ruling on the patent claims from either the SAIP or the
IPOS may request accelerated prosecution of the corresponding
claims in the other office. Furthermore, it permits each office to
re-use the examination work previously done by the other
office.
As of January 2024, the SAIP has signed PPH agreements with the
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Korean
Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), Japan Patent Office (JPO),
China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), and
the European Patent Office (EPO).
