IP/Legal Practice In Kuwait

• Filled application for patent registration
• Brief statement of the invention’s description, together with fees, to explain its subject matter
• Copy of the detailed description of the invention and its drawing
• Authorization contract to register the foreign patents, officially accredited by the official entities in the authorizing country and the Embassy of Kuwait
• Certificate of commercial register, memorandum of association, or articles of association (if the registration applicant is a company/entity) Copy of the civil ID (if the applicant is an individual (natural person))
• Arabic translation of the authorization contract, approved by the Ministry of Justice, Translation Section.
• Determination of the protection elements for the patent

The documents required for filing the patent application includes Patent Abstract in English and Arabic language should be submitted upon filing. Patent claims in English and Arabic language should be submitted within 90 days from filing date. Patent Specifications in English should be submitted upon filing. Patent Specifications in Arabic should be submitted within 90 days from filing date. Certified copy of the priority document translated to Arabic should be submitted within 90 days from filing date. Power of Attorney (POA): Original should be notarized and legalized at the Kuwaiti embassy and submitted within 90 days from filing date. Certified copy of the certificate of incorporation or an extract from the commercial registry legalized at the Kuwaiti embassy if the applicant is a company or a copy of the applicant’s passport if the applicant is an individual, submitted within 90 days from filing date. Deed of Assignment (DOA): signed by the inventor(s), notarized and legalized at the Kuwaiti embassy, and submitted within 90 days from filing date.

The application for a patent shall be submitted by the inventor or his assigns, to the Control of Trade Marks in the Ministry of Finance and Economy, in conformity with the terms and conditions determined by the Implementing Regulations. The Control of Trade Marks shall examine the application for the patent and enclosures, to ascertain:
1. that the application is submitted in conformity with Article 15 hereof;
2. that the specification and design give a picture of the invention as to allow the performance thereof by industrialists;
3. that the novelty elements, for the protection of which the interested person applies, are stated clearly and precisely in the application.

The Control of Trade Marks may require the applicant to make such amendments in the application as it may deem requisite in accordance with the provisions of the preceding article, within the period determined by the Implementing Regulations. If the applicant fails to do so, he shall be deemed to have renounced his application. The applicant may, within thirty days from the date be is notified of the decision, appeal against the decision of the Control of Trade Marks in respect of such amendments, to the Kulliyah Court, and the Court may approve, quash or amend the decision. Every decision issued by the Control of Trade Marks in respect of opposition, may be appealed against to the Court, within a period of thirty days from the date of notification thereof to the interested person, and the court shall speedily decide on the case.

(Time Limit may vary. Clients are requested to check the official website or be in touch with our attorney)

(Please Note- The fees are subject to change with minor variations. The firm will not be liable for any discrepancy in the fees. The Charges will be taken as per the fees relevant at the time of providing the services.)