• The provisions of Law No. 4 of 1962 and its amendment of 1999 allows for the registration of patents in Kuwait.
  • The validity of a patent of invention is 20 years as of the date of filing the application.
  • The Kuwaiti Patent Office has not yet started the process of examining, publishing and granting of patents. All patents filed are in the stage of application.

Requirements

  • A Power of Attorney legalized up to the Kuwaiti Consulate.
  • An extract of the entry of the applicant in the commercial register, or an official copy of the memorandum or articles of association, if the applicant is a company or a body corporate legalized up to the Kuwaiti Consulate.
  • The title of the invention.
  • A summary description of the invention.
  • The number and date of the corresponding foreign patent.
  • The name, address, nationality and occupation of the applicant(s) and inventor(s).
  • Two copies of the specifications of the invention together with the Arabic translation.
  • Two sets of the formal drawings bearing Arabic reference numerals.
  • An assignment document from the inventor to the applicant legalized up to the Kuwaiti Consulate.