SAIP and CST have Launched a Software Copyright Protection Guide

The Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP), in collaboration with the Communications, Space and Technology Commission (CST), has launched  a software copyright protection guide to protect software and digital products, enhance awareness, and promote innovation and investment in the IT sector.The guide is a collective effort between SAIP and CST to regulate and safeguard intellectual property in vital areas of the ICT sector, especially in software due to its significant role in enhancing the IT sector and its impact on the economic and investment aspects. The guide also encourages reliance on emerging technologies.

Furthermore, the guide highlights software copyright rights based on the copyright protection system and its implementing regulations. It also covers the transfer of technical works, regulation of contractual relationships and licensing agreements, and provides guidelines for registering technical works and procedures for receiving and investigating complaints of violations.

The Software Protection Guide includes computers, databases, digital platforms, and electronic applications. It supplements the copyright protection system, its implementing regulations, and the optional registration regulations in SAIP.