Kuwait
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
10th edition – single class application. Class 33, alcoholic goods in class 32, and pork meat in class 29 cannot be registered
Possible for word and device marks
On formal, absolute, and relative grounds
60 days from publication date
10 years from filing date and renewable for like periods
Vulnerable to cancellation if mark has not been used for 5 years from filing
EXTENSION OF TIME
Not possible for filing oppositions, counter oppositions, and responding to office actions
REQUIREMENTS
Filing Requirements
TREATIES AND CONVENTIONS
World Intellectual Property Organization, World Trade Organization, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), GCC Patent Law, Berne Convention, and Paris Convention
REGISTRATION
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of incorporation or extract from the commercial register
- Certified copy of priority document, if priority is claimed
What you need to know
- POA must be submitted at the time of filing
- Priority document may be submitted within 3 months from filing date
RENEWAL
Filing Requirements
- Copy of certificate of registration showing the validity and last owner particulars of the trademark
What you need to know
- Grace period of 6 months
CHANGE OF NAME OR ADDRESS
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of change of name/address, legalized
- Copy of certificate of registration showing the validity and last owner particulars of the trademark
What you need to know
- May be recorded for registrations only
ASSIGNMENT
Filing Requirements
- Deed of assignment, legalized
- Copy of certificate of registration showing the validity and last owner particulars of the trademark
What you need to know
- Trademarks may be assigned with or without the goodwill of the business concerned
- May be recorded for registrations only
Merger
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of merger, legalized
- Copy of certificate of registration showing the validity and last owner particulars of the trademark
What you need to know
- May be recorded for registrations only
LICENSE
Filing Requirements
- Certified copy of the license agreement, legalized
- Copy of the signature certificate of the licensee
- Copy of the certificate of incorporation of the licensee
- Copy of certificate of registration showing the validity and last owner particulars of the trademark
What you need to know
- May be recorded for registrations only
- Separate POAs are required from licensee and licensor
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Not available at this time
No provisions
No provisions
No provisions
A maintenance fee is due annually and is payable the first 3 months of each calendar year following the year the patent application was filed. There is a 3-month grace period for late payment with a surcharge
20 years from filing date
REQUIREMENTS
Filing Requirements
REGISTRATION
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of incorporation, legalized
- Specifications in English and Arabic
- Drawings in English and Arabic
- Certified copy of priority document, if priority is claimed
- Deed of assignment, legalized
What you need to know
- All documents may be submitted within 3 months from the filing date
CHANGE OF NAME OR ADDRESS
Filing Requirements
- Extract from the commercial register, showing old and new names/addresses, legalized
ASSIGNMENT
Filing Requirements
MERGER
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of merger, legalized
LICENSE
Filing Requirements
- License agreement, legalized
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
10 years from filing date
As to form, novelty, and industrial applicability
Admissible for up to 50 figures
Allowed for one term of 5 years
No
No provisions
REQUIREMENTS
Filing Requirements
REGISTRATION
Filing Requirements
- POA, legalized
- 2 representations of the design
- Description of the design
- Certificate of incorporation, legalized
- Copy of priority document, if priority is claimed, legalized
What you need to know
- All documents may be submitted within 3 months from the filing date
Jasem Ahmed Alfahed Establishment (In cooperation with Saba & Co. IP)
Al Hajri Building, Al-Shuhadaa Street Kuwait, Kuwait
P.O. Box 1245, 13013 Safat
+965 2 242 3428
+965 2 240 2243
kuwait@sabaip.com
Office Hours
Sunday to Thursday: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.