No. For the time being, and in the absence of specialized courts and judges, legal matters such as patent infringement cases are handled in courts of first instances or civil courts depending on the country. An expert or a panel of experts is appointed by the court to provide both a legal and technical ...
Depending on the country, applications will be examined in either language. For example, patent applications in Egypt, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia are always examined based on the Arabic translation of the specifications. The search reports and opinions are also issued in Arabic and the responses has to also be submitted in Arabic. The ...
One application filed with the GCC Patent Office automatically designates all 6 GCC member countries, and no further validation is required upon grant. The resulting patent is automatically enforceable in all 6 countries. Annuity payments are due annually during the first quarter of each year and are paid centrally to the GCC Patent Office, ...
While there is not a regional patent office covering the whole region, there is a regional patent office which extends protection to the GCC member countries. The GCC Patent Office is located in Saudi Arabia, and operates independently from the Saudi Arabian Patent Office. The GCC Patent Office is not a signatory of the Paris ...