Intellectual Property Law in Saudi Arabia: Edition 2

Mohammed El Said

Aug 2018 · Kluwer Law International B.V.

About this ebook

Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this monograph provides a survey and analysis of the rules concerning Intellectual Property Law in Saudi Arabia. It covers every type of intellectual property right in depth – copyright and neighbouring rights, patents, utility models, trademarks, trade names, industrial designs, plant variety protection, chip protection, trade secrets, and confidential information. Particular attention is paid throughout to recent developments and trends.

The analysis approaches each right in terms of its sources in law and in legislation, and proceeds to such legal issues as subject matter of protection, conditions of protection, ownership, transfer of rights, licences, scope of exclusive rights, limitations, exemptions, duration of protection, infringement, available remedies, and overlapping with other intellectual property rights.

The book provides a clear overview of intellectual property legislation and policy, and at the same time offers practical guidance on which sound preliminary decisions may be based. Lawyers representing parties with interests in Intellectual Property Law in Saudi Arabia will welcome this very useful guide, and academics and researchers will appreciate its value in the study of comparative intellectual property law.

About the author

Professor Mohammed El Said (born 1976) obtained his Bachelor's degree in Law from the University of Jordan, Jordan (1998). He completed his LLM in International Business Law from the University of Manchester, UK (1999) and obtained his doctorate in 2005 from the same university for his research into the area of intellectual property and international trade. In 2005, he joined the Lancashire Law School as a Lecturer in International Trade Law. Professor El Said is a qualifed solicitor under the Jordanian Bar Association (2001). He also worked as a consultant with leading media organizations in the Middle East and for other international organizations including the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the World Health Organization (WHO). Professor El Said has several books and publications in the area of intellectual property rights. He is the author of Public Health Related TRIPS-Plus Provisions in Bilateral Trade Agreements: A Policy Guide for Negotiations and Implementers in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, published by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD), 2010; IPRs in Jordan, Kluwer Law International BV, 2009, IPRs in Lebanon, Kluwer Law International BV, 2012, IPRs in Oman, Kluwer Law International BV, 2014 and The Development of Intellectual Property Protection in the Arab World, The Edwin Mellen Press, 2008. Professor El Said is a legal project lead for Creative Commons project (CC) in Qatar.