Intellectual Property Quiz

Patents and Intellectual Property

• Patents are granted for inventions that provide a new way of doing something.
• The typical duration of a patent is 20 years from the date of filing.

Eligibility Criteria for a Patent

• Inventions must meet certain criteria to be eligible for a patent, including:
  • Novelty: the invention must be new and not obvious
  • Non-obviousness: the invention must be significantly different from existing technology
  • Utility: the invention must have a practical application
  • Subject matter: the invention must fall within a category of acceptable subject matter

Intellectual Property Authority in Saudi Arabia

• The Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP) is responsible for intellectual property in Saudi Arabia.

Trademarks

• The purpose of a trademark is to identify and distinguish a product or service from those of others.

Definition of Intellectual Property

• Intellectual property refers to creations of the mind, such as inventions, literary and artistic works, and symbols, names, images, and logos used in commerce.

Types of Property

• A pen is an example of tangible property.

Period of Patents

• The period of a patent is typically 20 years from the date of filing.

Criteria for Patent Eligibility

• One criterion for an invention to be eligible for a patent is that it must be a process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter.

Patentable Subject Matter

• Things that can be patented include processes, machines, manufactures, and compositions of matter.