King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology is implementing the new patent law approved recently by the cabinet. The new 56-article patent law covers invention and other patents according to articles of the TRIPS agreement for intellectual property, one of the World Trade Organization agreements, and the Paris Agreement for Industrial Property which the kingdom joined recently . The president of the King Abdulaziz City Dr. Salih Ala'thl said the issuance of the new law and the kingdom's accession to the Paris Agreement led to major amendments concerning patent issues.