Kuwait
CLASSIFICATION
10th edition – single class application. Class 33, alcoholic goods in class 32, and pork meat in class 29 cannot be registered
SEARCH
Possible for word and device marks
EXAMINATION
On formal, absolute, and relative grounds
OPPOSITION
60 days from publication date
PROTECTION TERM
10 years from filing date and renewable for like periods
USE
Vulnerable to cancellation if mark has not been used for 5 years from filingNot possible for filing oppositions, counter oppositions, and responding to office actions
Filing Requirements
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
Filing Requirements
- Original certificate of registration for endorsement
What you need to know
- Grace period of 6 months
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of change of name/address, legalized
- Original certificate of registration for endorsement
What you need to know
- May be recorded for registrations only
Filing Requirements
- Deed of assignment, legalized
- Original certificate of registration for endorsement
What you need to know
- Trademarks may be assigned with or without the goodwill of the business concerned
- May be recorded for registrations only
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of merger, legalized
- Original certificate of registration for endorsement
What you need to know
- May be recorded for registrations only
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 the latest registration certificate
What you need to know
- May be recorded for registrations only
- Separate POAs are required from licensee and licensor
EQUIVALENT SEARCH
Not available at this time
EXAMINATION
No provisions
PUBLICATION
No provisions
OPPOSITION
No provisions
ANNUITIES
No provisions
PROTECTION TERM
20 years from filing dateFiling Requirements
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of incorporation, legalized
- 2 copies of the specifications in English with Arabic translation
- 2 sets of formal drawings and 2 sets of drawings without any Latin numerals or words
- Copy of priority document, if priority is claimed, legalized
- Deed of assignment, legalized
What you need to know
- All documents may be submitted within 3 months from the filing date
- Protection in Kuwait can only be obtained via a GCC regional patent
Filing Requirements
- Extract from the commercial register, showing old and new names/addresses, legalized
Filing Requirements
- Deed of assignment, legalized
- Extract from the commercial register
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of merger, legalized
Filing Requirements
- License agreement, legalized
PROTECTION TERM
10 years from filing date
EXAMINATION
As to form, novelty, and industrial applicability
APPLICATION WITH MULTIPLE FIGURES
Admissible for up to 50 figures
RENEWAL
Allowed for one term of 5 years
LOCARNO CLASSIFICATION
No
OPPOSITION
No provisionsFiling Requirements
Filing Requirements
- POA, legalized
- 2 representations of the design
- Description of the design
- Certificate of incorporation, legalized
- Deed of assignment from the designer(s), 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
| Title | SERVICE | TYPE | LAST UPDATED | DOWNLOAD PDF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwait Deed of Assignment for Designs | Design | DOA | June 1, 2015 | download |
| Kuwait Deed of Assignment for Patents | Patent | DOA | May 6, 2015 | download |
| Kuwait Deed of Assignment for Trademarks | Trademark | DOA | May 6, 2015 | download |
| Kuwait Power of Attorney for Designs | Design | POA | July 16, 2018 | download |
| Kuwait Power of Attorney for Patents | Patent | POA | July 16, 2018 | download |
| Kuwait Power of Attorney for Trademarks | Trademark | POA | July 16, 2018 | download |
| LAW | SERVICE | DOWNLOAD PDF |
|---|---|---|
| Kuwait Trademark Law | Trademark | download |
| Kuwait Patent Law | Patent | download |
| Kuwait Industrial Design Law | Design | download |
| Kuwait Copyright Law | Copyright | download |
World Intellectual Property Organization, World Trade Organization, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), GCC Patent Law, Berne Convention, and Paris Convention
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