Syria has joined the Patent cooperation treaty PCT, and the treaty is in force as of June 26, 2003.

The legislative decree 47 dated 1946 as amended by Law No.28 dated 1980, is the Syrian law that govern the intellectual property regulation in Syria, and the first section is concerned with Patents.

After preparing the application and all requested documents and paying the fees, the application to be filed before the patent office.

The patent office will refer the application to a special committee to study the file, and will send a copy to the related university and scholars, who have experience related to the patent subject matter. Then the committee will make the decision in granting the patent or not after receiving the report from the specialists and finishing the study.  

Period of protection of Patent in Syria is fifteen years, as of the date of signing the filling document.

Using the granted patent is compulsory in Syria; within two years as of the date of the grant.

An invitation for the using of this patent, to be published in the Syrian newspaper inviting investors to exploit the invitation in the country is considered satisfying the compulsory condition imposed by the law.