# Saudi Arabia — WIPO Country IP Profile

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ISO-2 code | `SA` |
| WIPO member since | 1982 |
| WIPO treaty count | 14 |
| GII ranking | Saudi Arabia ranks 47th among the 136 economies featured in the GII 2024. |
| National IP offices | The national IP office of Saudi Arabia is the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP). The office is located in Riyadh. |

**Source:** https://www.wipo.int/en/web/country-profiles/sa  
**Snapshot:** 2026-05-19T16:14:48+00:00

## Quick links

| Resource | URL |
|---|---|
| WIPO Lex profile | https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/members/profile/SA |
| WIPO treaty memberships | https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/treaties/ShowResults?code=SA |
| Treaty notifications | https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/treaties/ShowResults?start_year=ANY&end_year=ANY&search_what=N&treaty_all=ALL&code=SA |
| Statistical IP profile (PDF) | https://www.wipo.int/edocs/statistics-country-profile/en/sa.pdf |
| GII 2024 ranking (PDF) | https://www.wipo.int/edocs/gii-ranking/2024/sa.pdf |
| PCT eGuide | https://pctlegal.wipo.int/eGuide/view-doc.xhtml?doc-code=SA&doc-lang=en |
| ePCT office profile | https://pct.wipo.int/ePCTExternal/pages/OfficeProfile.xhtml |
| Madrid System member profile | _(not present)_ |
| National statements at WIPO assemblies | https://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/statements_country.jsp?country_code=SA |
| Contact information | https://www.wipo.int/en/web/country-profiles/contact?code=sa |

## Lead summary (verbatim from WIPO page)

Explore IP Landscape:

Saudi Arabia has been a member of WIPO since 1982 and is a signatory to over 14 WIPO treaties.

The national IP office of Saudi Arabia is the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP). The office is located in Riyadh.

## Page outline

## Contact information
## Intellectual property landscape: Saudi Arabia
### WIPO memberships
### IP legal information
### IP statistics
### IP cooperation
## Global Innovation Index ranking
### Saudi Arabia ranks 47th among the 136 economies featured in the GII 2024.
## Use of WIPO global IP services & products: Saudi Arabia
### Patents
### Designs
## WIPO news and events: Saudi Arabia
### News
## IP in action: Saudi Arabia
### Photos at WIPO-related activities
### Videos of local creators and innovators
### IP stories

## All listed resources (grep-friendly)

- [National IP offices](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/country-profiles/contact?code=sa)
- [Technology and Innovation Support Centers (TISCs)](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/tisc/search-results?country_code=sa)
- [Membership of WIPO treaties and WIPO bodies](https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/treaties/ShowResults?code=SA)
- [Treaty notifications](https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/treaties/ShowResults?start_year=ANY&end_year=ANY&search_what=N&treaty_all=ALL&code=SA)
- [National statements at WIPO assemblies](https://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/statements_country.jsp?country_code=SA)
- [WIPO lex database for IP laws, regulations, judgements and treaties](https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/members/profile/SA)
- [IP policies, manuals and model agreements from universities and research institutions](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/technology-transfer/institutional-ip-policies-database?country=sa)
- [Statistical IP profile including data on patent, utility models, trademark and industrial design applications](https://www.wipo.int/edocs/statistics-country-profile/en/sa.pdf)
- [Beneficiary of technical assistance activities](https://www.wipo.int/tad/en/activitysearchresult.jsp?bcntry=SA)
- [Host of technical assistance activities](https://www.wipo.int/tad/en/activitysearchresult.jsp?vcntry=SA)
- [The PATENTSCOPE database provides access to published international PCT applications in full-text on the day of publication, patent documents from participating national and regional offices, and non-patent literature.](https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/search.jsf)
- [Office of origin - Search patent applications filed through the PCT System in: Saudi Arabia](https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/result.jsf?query=CTR:SA)
- [Designated office - Search patent applications filed through the PCT System seeking protection in: Saudi Arabia](https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/result.jsf?query=DS:SA)
- [The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) allows inventors to apply for patent protection in over 150 countries through a single procedure.](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/pct-system)
- [PCT eGuide: Detailed information on requirements relating to PCT applications](https://pctlegal.wipo.int/eGuide/view-doc.xhtml?doc-code=SA&doc-lang=en)
- [ePCT office profile: Details on IP office procedures in the context of the PCT electronic filings system (ePCT)](https://pct.wipo.int/ePCTExternal/pages/OfficeProfile.xhtml)
- [The Global Design Database provides access to international designs under the Hague System and designs from participating national and regional offices.](https://designdb.wipo.int/designdb/en/)
- [Office of origin - Search design applications filed through the Hague System in: Saudi Arabia](https://www.wipo.int/designdb/en/?q={%22searches%22:[{%22co%22:%22AND%22,%22fi%22:%22ACP%22,%22te%22:%22SA%22}],%22filters%22:[{%22fi%22:%22SOURCE%22,%22te%22:%22HAGUE%22}]})
- [Designated office - Search design applications filed through the Hague System seeking protection in: Saudi Arabia](https://www.wipo.int/designdb/en/?q={%22searches%22:[{%22co%22:%22AND%22,%22fi%22:%22DS%22,%22te%22:%22SA%22}],%22filters%22:[{%22fi%22:%22SOURCE%22,%22te%22:%22HAGUE%22}]})
- [National designs - Search the national design collection for: Saudi Arabia](https://designdb.wipo.int/designdb/en/?q={)
- [The Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs allows to apply for and manage design protection in around 100 countries through one system and a single set of fees.](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/hague-system)
- [Hague System Member Profile: Detailed information on Hague System-related operations and procedures of the IP Office](https://www.wipo.int/hague/memberprofiles/selectmember)
- [Saudi Arabia Joins the Hague System January 20, 2025](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/hague-system/w/news/2025/saudi-arabia-joins-the-hague-system)
- [First In-person WIPO-Saudi Arabia Summer School on Intellectual Property October 29, 2024](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/wipo-academy/w/news/2024/first-in-person-wipo-saudi-arabia-summer-school-on-intellectual-property)
