INDUSTRIAL DRAWING AND DESIGN REGISTRATION IN KUWAIT
The process of Industrial Design registration in Kuwait is governed by provisions of Law No. 4 of 1962 Relating to Patents, Designs and Industrial Models. The Law states that a design or industrial model, every arrangement of lines or every shape of body, with or without colours, for use in industrial production, by mechanical, manual or chemical means shall be deemed a design or industrial model.
For the Industrial Design, the following documents are necessary to be filed:
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Name of the design.
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Design Drawings from all different angles.
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Description of the design.
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Applicant’s information (name, address, and nationality).
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List of goods according to Locarno Classification.
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Deed of Assignment (DOA) if the applicant is not the designer: Original should be legalized at the Kuwaiti embassy and submitted at filing.
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Power of Attorney (POA): Original should be notarized and legalized at the Kuwaiti embassy and subsequently locally legalized.
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A copy of the commercial certificate translated to Arabic.
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A certified copy of the priority document translated to Arabic.