Kuwait Ministry of Industry and Commerce Trademark and Patent Office
English: Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Trademarks and Patent Department, abbreviation: KPO
URL: MOCI
Currently, the Kuwait Patent Office does not examine patent applications. However, applications filed in Kuwait are officially considered evidence of title and priority and are valid at the commencement of examination. From January 2023, patent applications in Kuwait can be filed through the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
20 years
The deadline for the registration process has not yet been determined as applications have not been reviewed, published and approved.
10 years
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.
Filing Language: Arabic Necessary documents:
- Exterior Design Picture (Six Views)
- A Brief Description
Attachments (if any):
- Power of Attorney
- Certified Priority Document
- Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
* Kuwait patent application documents need to be notarized
In view of the current situation, when a patent application is not examined by the Patent Office, the application will not be published, and the patent certificate will not be issued. Therefore, no annual fee payment deadline has been set.
Kuwait Ministry of Industry and Commerce Trademark and Patent Office
English: Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Trademarks and Patent Department, abbreviation: KPO
URL: MOCI
Filing Language: Arabic
via Paris Convention via Nationalization of PCT Necessary documents:
- Abstract
- Abstract Drawing
- Claim
- Specification
- Drawing
Necessary documents:
- Abstract
- Abstract Drawing
- Claim
- Specification
- Drawing
Attachments (if any)
- Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format)
- Certificate of Deposit of Microorganisms and its Arabic translation
- Certificate of Microbiological Survival and its Arabic translation
- Power of Attorney
- Priority certificate and its Arabic translation
- Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
- Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
- Notification issued by CNIPA notify the applicant the application has passed through the security review
* Kuwait patent application documents need to be notarized
Attachments (if any)
- WIPO Publication
- ISR/IPRP
- Enter Kuwait national phase 19/28/34/41 Amendments
- Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format)
- Certificate of Deposit of Microorganisms and its Arabic translation
- Certificate of Microbiological Survival and its Arabic translation
- Power of Attorney
- Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
* Kuwait patent application documents need to be notarized
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