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 consecutive years from filing date
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
- Simple copy of priority document, if priority is claimed
What you need to know
- POA and priority document must be submitted at the time of filing
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 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
No provisions
On formal and substantive grounds
Published after substantive examination and before grant
3 months from publication date
The 2nd to 20th annuities can be paid depending on the nature of the filing process (PCT or Paris Convention) with the first quarter (January 1 to March 31) annually
20 years from international filing date
REQUIREMENTS
Filing Requirements
REGISTRATION
Filing Requirements
- Copy of international publication
- Specifications in English and Arabic
- Drawings in English and Arabic
What you need to know
- All documents may be submitted within 3 months from the filing date
- Documents must be translated into Arabic upon submission
CHANGE OF NAME OR ADDRESS
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of change of name/address, 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
Office 1, 10th Floor, Oula Tower, Omar Ben Al-Khattab Street
Kuwait City, 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.