New PPH agreement between INPI and Saudi Arabia Patent Office (SAIP)

Saudi Arabia Patent Office follows JPTO, USPTO, CIPO, INPI (Brazil), KIPO, CNIPA and OMPIC with which INPI already has a PPH agreement


As from 30/04/2024, PPH agreement will apply between INPI (French patent office) and SAIP (Saudi Arabia patent office).

 

Applicants of a French patent application accepted by INPI will be able to request acceleration of proceedings of a corresponding Saudi Arabia patent application, and reciprocally, applicants of a Saudi Arabia patent application accepted by SAIP will be able to request acceleration of proceedings of a corresponding French patent application.

 

This is the 8th PPH agreement signed by INPI.

 

See press release here (only in French)