Article 42 of the Saudi Patents Law
المادة 42 من نظام براءات الاختراع · الفصل الأول: أحكام عامة
The article sets the fees due under the Law according to the attached Schedule and allows them to be amended by a Council of Ministers decision on the proposal of the Authority's board of directors.
Official text after amendments (Arabic)
Compiled from the original text and every officially published amendment; the amendments are shown in full below for comparison.
يحدد المقابل المالي المستحق تطبيقًا لأحكام هذا النظام وفقًا للجدول المرافق، ويجوز تعديله بقرار من مجلس الوزراء بناء على اقتراح من مجلس إدارة الهيئة.
This is the official Arabic wording, the only legally binding version. We do not translate the law itself; the explanation below is ours. Official source: Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers
Article 42 explained in plain English
This article concerns the fees, which the Law calls the financial consideration, due under its provisions, such as the fees connected with applications, documents and copies of them.
- Source of the amounts: the financial consideration is determined according to the Schedule attached to the Law. The Schedule, under the definitions in Article 2, is the schedule attached to the Law that shows the fees for the work the Administration performs.
- Amendment: this consideration may be amended by a decision of the Council of Ministers, on the proposal of the Authority's board of directors.
The article does not state any specific amounts, nor the types of work for which the consideration is due, so anyone who wants to know a particular fee should refer to the attached Schedule in its current form, taking into account any amendments that may be issued by a Council of Ministers decision.
The amendment made to the article: according to the amendments record, the phrase "the Authority's board of directors" replaced the phrase "the head of the City", so the proposal to amend the financial consideration now comes from the Authority's board of directors instead of the head of the City.
Translated from our Arabic explanation with machine assistance. For guidance only; it does not replace advice from a lawyer on your situation.
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Frequently asked questions about Article 42 of the Saudi Patents Law
How much does it cost to register a patent in Saudi Arabia?
The article does not state specific amounts. It refers to the Schedule attached to the Law, which shows the financial consideration.
Who can amend patent fees?
The financial consideration may be amended by a Council of Ministers decision on the proposal of the Authority's board of directors.
What was changed in this article?
The phrase "the Authority's board of directors" replaced the phrase "the head of the City" as the body that makes the proposal.
Amendment history
Amendment
Official amendment text (Arabic)
إحلال عبارة "مجلس إدارة الهيئة" محل عبارة "رئيس المدينة".
Original text before the amendments (Arabic)
يحدد المقابل المالي المستحق تطبيقًا لأحكام هذا النظام وفقًا للجدول المرافق، ويجوز تعديله بقرار من مجلس الوزراء بناء على اقتراح من رئيس المدينة.
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يلتزم مالك البراءة النباتية بما يأتي: أ - الحفاظ على الصنف المحمي، أو – عند الحاجة – على مكوناته الوراثية طوال مدة الحماية. ب - تزويد المدينة بناء على طلبها بال
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