Organizational attachment KACST Vice-President for Scientific Research Support
Objective
Protect patents, layout designs of integrated circuits, plant varieties & industrial designs in the Kingdom
Responsibilities
1 Perform all activities related to industrial property rights in fields falling within KACST’s responsibility
2 Receive & process requests to receive industrial property rights (patents, industrial designs, layout designs of integrated circuits & plant varieties
3 Grant industrial property rights in areas falling in KACST’s scope of work
4 Establish & develop a national database for industrial designs & patents documents in areas falling in KACST’s scope of work
5 Disclose the documents of industrial property protection entrusted to KACST
6 Help enhance creativity & innovation among citizens
Administrative Divisions
1. Grants & Application Division
Objective
Receive & document patents & industrial property protection applications
Responsibilities
1 Receive, record, save & track industrial patents & industrial applications
2 Track the examination & grants procedures of industrial property rights protection
3 Monitor financial reward
4 Disclose the documents of industrial property protection
1/1. Submittal & Authentication Office
Objective
Submit & authenticate industrial property protection documents & applications
Responsibilities
1 Receive, submit & organize industrial property protection applications
2 Receive reply, send & document reports
3 Store patents documents & applications
4 Authenticate patents documents & applications
2. Formal Examination Administration
Objective Examine the format of the industrial protection applications
Responsibilities
1 Examine the format of the patents & industrial designs applications
2 Categorize patents & industrial designs according to the approved international classification
3 Issue format examination report
4 Issue recommendation report on approval/rejection of applications
2/1. Inventions Office
Objective
Examine the format of the patents applications
Responsibilities
1 Examine the format of the patents applications
2 Categorize patents according to the International Patents Classification (IPC)
3 Issue patents format examination report
4 Issue recommendation report on approval/rejection of patents applications
2/2.Plants Varieties Office
Objective
Examine the format of the plants varieties applications
Responsibilities
1 Examine the format of the plants varieties protection applications
2 Issue patents format examination report
3 Issue recommendation report on approval/rejection of plants varieties protection applications
2/3. Industrial Designs Office
Objective
Examine the format of the industrial designs applications
Responsibilities
1 Examine the format of the industrial designs applications
2 Categorize industrial designs according to the International Classification for Industrial Designs
3 Issue industrial designs format examination report
4 Issue recommendation report on approval/rejection of industrial designs applications
2/4. Office of Integrated Circuits Layout Designs
Objective
Examine the format of the industrial designs applications
Responsibilities
1 Examine the format of the integrated circuits layout designs applications
2 Categorize integrated circuits layout designs applications according to the International Classification for Integrated Circuits Layout Designs
3 Issue integrated circuits layout designs format examination report
4 Issue recommendation report on approval/rejection of integrated circuits layout designs applications
3. Substantive Examination Administration
Objective
Examine the substance of the intellectual property protection applications
Responsibilities
1 Examine the concept of patents & plants varieties applications
2 Submit recommendations on protection related inquiries
3 Conduct initial examination on protection
4 Issue substantive examination report
3/1. Patents Office
Objective
Examine the substance of the intellectual property protection
applications
Responsibilities
1 Examine the patents applications in substance
2 Publish substantive examination reports on patents
3 Make recommendations on approval/rejection of patents applications
4 Make recommendations on whether or not to award patents
3/2. Plant Varieties Office
Objective
Examine the substance of the intellectual property protection applications
Responsibilities
1 Examine the plant varieties applications in substance
2 Publish substantive examination reports on plant varieties
3 Make recommendations on approval/rejection of plant varieties applications
4 Make recommendations on whether or not to award plant varieties applications
4. Legal Support Administration
Objective
Provide legal support to the department’s activities
Responsibilities
1 Monitor the enforcement of all statutory procedures related to the department’s work
2 Conduct initial examination of intellectual protection
3 Issue approval/rejection decisions
4 Complete decision-making procedures related to the financial award documents
5 Follow-up decision-making procedures related to the requirements of intellectual property protection documents
6 Provide legal consultation on the Department of Industrial Property’s activities
7 Follow-up & legally counsel on cases brought at the Review Board, the Grievance/Complaints Council (Diwan Al-Madhalim) or any other legal body
8 Legal representation of the administration in front of legal committees
9 Examine & offer legal advice on bilateral, regional & international agreements on issues assigned to the Department of Industrial Property’s activities
5. Administrative & Financial Support Department
Objective
Provide administrative, technical & financial support to the administration’s work
Responsibilities
1 Ensure payment of membership fees
2 Manage public & internal relations
3 Coordinate & follow-up training programs
4 Monitor recruitment & financial affairs
5 Create & develop databases & documents for the department
6 Create & develop an automatic archiving system for the department
7 Provide technical support to meet work requirements