ORGANISATION MONDIALE 
DU COMMERCE 
Conseil des aspects des droits de propriété 
intellectuelle qui touchent au commerce IP/N/1/KWT /1/Rev .1 
27 février 1997 
(97-0819) 
Original: anglais 
NOTIFICATION DES LOIS ET REGLEMENTATIONS 
AU TITRE DE L'ARTICLE 63:2 DE L'ACCORD 
Koweït 
Révision 
Par une communication de sa Mission pennanente, datée du 29 janvier 1997, le Koweït a fait 
parvenir au Secrétariat la notification ci-après, présentée au titre de l'article 63:2 de l' Accord. 
La Mission permanente de l'Etat du Koweït auprès de l'Office des Nations Unies et des autres 
organisations internationales à Genève présente ses compliments à l'Organisation mondiale du commerce 
et a l'honneur de se reporter à sa précédente notification au titre de l'article 63:2 del' Accord sur les 
ADPIC, datée du 19 septembre 1996 et distribuée sous couvert du document IP/N/1/KWT/l, selon 
laquelle, conformément à l'article 70:8 dudit accord, l'Etat du Koweït souhaitait notifier que la protection 
juridique de l'ensemble des produits pharmaceutiques était assurée par la Loi n • 4 de 1964 concernant 
les brevets et les dessins et modèles industriels.1 
La Mission permanente de l'Etat du Koweït souhaite modifier sa déclaration en supprimant 
le membre de phrase " ... de l'ensemble des produits pharmaceutiques ... ". 
La Mission permanente de l'Etat du Koweït informe le Conseil des ADPIC que le Ministère 
du commerce et de l'industrie de l'Etat du Koweït autorise le dépôt de demandes de brevets. Les 
demandes doivent être envoyées à l'adresse suivante: 
Ministry of Commerce and Industry 
Trade Registration and Administration 
P.O. Box 2944 
Safat-13030, Kuwait 
Fax: ( + +965) 242 43 28 
11..e texte de cette loi était annexé à la notification du 29 janvier 1997 et est reproduit ci-après (en anglais 
seulement). IP/N/1/KWT/1/Rev. l 
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KUWAIT 
LAW' NO, 4 of 1962 
RELATJNG TO PATENTS, 
DESJGNS AND INDUSTRJAL MODE1S 
PART ONE 
CHAPTER I 
Patents -Generaf Provisions 
Articl~ 1. -Patents of invention aball, in conformlty witb the 
provisions of this Law, be granted !or every new innovation liable to 
he industrially exploited, whether connected w1th new indostrlal pro­
ducts, or new industrial processes or means, or with the new applica.· 
tion of known industrial means and prooessea. 
Article!. -A patent of invention sh1ll1 not be granted in respect 
of the following: 
1. inventions, the exploitation of which is against morality or 
public policy; 
2. cbemical discoverles coonected with food-atuffs, or medicinal 
druga, or pba.nnnccutical compositions, unless such products 
are produced by spccial chemical rnethods or processes, in 
which case the patent shall not be in respect of the producu 
per se, but of the process of manufacture. 
A-rtic'le J. -A patent is not considered to be new, in whole or 
in part, in the following two cases: 
I. if during the 20 ycars preceding the date of submission of 
the application for a patent, the invention had already been 
publlcly used in Kuwait, or its description or design had been 
advertised in publications in Kuwait, in such a manner as to 
render possible the exploitation thereof by experts; 
2. if within the 20 years precediog the date of submission of the 
application for patent, a patent of the invention or a. part 
thereof, had a1ready been granted to persons other than the 
inventor or his assignees, or if within the said perlod an ap­
pllcation for patent for the same invention or part thereof, had 
alrcady been submittèd by others. IP/N/1/K.WT /1/Rev .1 
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Article ,i. -Tbcre shall be estabHsbed at the Control of Tradc 
· Marks, a rcgistcr called <the Registcr of Patents of Invention>, in 
wfüch, patents and ail descriptions relatiog thereto, shnll be cntered in 
c.on!ormity with the provisions of this Law and the Orders issued for 
the execution thereof. 
Article 5. -The following persons arc cnlitled to apply for pa· 
lents or invention: 
1. Xuwa.f tls; 
2. forelgncrs rcsiding in Kuwait, or possessing industrial or com­
mercial organizations thereln; 
3. forclgncrs who arc nationals of countries according Kuwail 
a reciproclty of trcatment. or who rcsidc or have rcaI premises 
in .such countrics: 
4. companies, associallons, institutions, or groups of manufaclu­
rers, producera, traders or workcrs cstablishcd ln Kuwait or 
countries reciprocating the treatment for Kuwait, when such 
bodies cnjoy juristic personality; 
5. public establishments . 
.A:rtick 6. -The right to the patent is vcsted in the inventor or 
his assi gnees. 
Where tbe invention is the result of thl' collective work of several 
persons, thcy shal) aJJ have equal rights to the patent. except whcre 
they otherwise agree. 
Vlberc several persons n1ake the invention independent of each 
other, the right to the patent sball be vested in the pcrson who files 
hls appllcntion before the othcrs. 
Arliclê 7. -Whcn a person charges anothcr wilb the discoi.•ery 
of a cert.Ain invention, all the rights pert.a.ining to such invention shall 
belong to the form-er. ·SimUarly, the employer shall have all the rights 
pertainlng to Jnventions discovercd by the workcr or employee in the 
,..-ying out of the work or employment, whcn the lnveotion is within 
tb~ · scopc of. the con tract, work or employmcnt. 
The name of the inventor shnll be rne.ntioned in the patent, and 
he shall, in all cases, be enlitled to a remuncralion. but if no agreement. 
is reached in respect of this rcmuneration, he is entitled to a fair 
compensation !rom the person by whom he had bcen cbargcd to disco­
ver the invention, or from the employer. 
Article 8. -ln cRscs other than thosc mentioned in the preced· 
ing article, and when the invention falls within the scope of actlvities 
of the public or privat.c es.tablishment to which the inventor is atta­
clied, the employer sball have the option either of cxplofüng the in· IP/N/l/K.WT/1/Rev .1 
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\'enlion or purchasing the patent for a fair compensatioo to be paid 
to the inventor. providoo. the option is exercised with1n three months 
from the date of the notification of the grant of the patent. 
Article 9. -The application to oblain a patent of invention, sub­
mitted by the invcntor within a ycar !rom the date of hi& leaving the 
private or public establi:;hmcnt, shnll be deemed to bave been submltted 
dudng the period o! ënforœmenl of the contract, or work or employ­
ment, and both the inventor and employer sball, according to circums­
tances, have nll the rigbt.s provided for in the precedlng two articles. 
Article 10. --The patent vcst.s jn the patcntec, to the exclusion 
or other.s, the rlght of cxploitlng the invention by an means. 
Article 11. -The rights crented by a patent arc not cn!orceablc 
:igainst a person who, bcfore submitting the application for patent, 
had in good faith b~n industrially e.~plolting the invention or m.aking 
lhe necessnry efforts for ils exploitation. Such person ls entltled to 
exploit the invention for the needs of his establishment, without being 
capable of as.signing such right independently of the establishment. 
Article 12. -The duration of the patent shall be 15 years as from 
the date of nppllcation. The patentec is entitlea to apply for one rene• 
wal thereof for a perlod not exceeding !ive years, provided the rcnewal 
is applied for, during the la.at year, and provided ho proves tba.t the 
invention is of specinl importance and no fruetJfication commensurate 
wilh his efforts and expenses bad been derlved therefrom. 
The dccision of the Control o! Trade Marks, in respect of rene­
wal, is subject to appeal before the Kulliyab Court of Commerce. 
The duration of patents granted undcr paragraph 2 of Article 2 
hereof, sball be 10 ycnrs, not renewable. 
Article 13. -A fee of 10 Dloa.rs shall be pa.id on subnrlssion of 
the application !or a patent of invention or for the renewal. These fees 
shall not be refunded in any case. 
Article 14. -lf the subjcct-matter of the invention is the mtro­
duction of modifications, improvements or additions to a. prevlous in­
vention to which a patent was granted, the proprietor of such patent 
may~ in conform\ty with the provisions of Articles 15 antl 16 hereof, 
&lpply for a patent of addition, the yalidity of wbich shall expire on 
the expiration of the original patent. A fec of three Dinars sball be paid 
on submission of the application. 
lf the original patent is canœlled or revoked, the patent of ad­
dition shall remaio in force and becomes indcpendent from the original 
patent, and the duration tbcrof shall be dcemed Crom the date of thts 
patent. CHAPTEH II IP/N/1/KWT/l/Rev.1 
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Procedure of Application for a Patent 
Article 15. -The application for a patent shall be submitted by 
the iovcr1tor or llis assigns, to the Control of Tradc Marks in the Mi· 
nistry of Finance nnd Economy, in conformity with the tcrms and con· 
ditions dctennined by the Implemcnting Rcgulations. 
The application for a. patent may not be in respect of more tban 
c>1c invention. 
· A.rticlc IG. -The patent application shnll be aocompanlcd by a 
detaHcd speciCication of the invention and the maoner in which it is 
lo ùe cxploitcd. The spccification must distinctly comprise the ncw 
C'--1cnts for the protection o{ which the intcl'ested person applies, and 
wucn neoessary the applicalion shall be :"Accompanied by a design of 
lhe invention, in the manner prcacribed by the lmplementing Regula­
tions. 
Article 11. -The applicant for a patent may exploit hi3 inven­
tion !rom the date of submission of the application. 
Article 18. -The Conlrol of 'l'rade Marks shaJl examine the a:i.­
p1ication for the patent and enclosures, to asccrtain: 
1. that the application is submitted in conformity witb Article 16 
hereof; 
2. thal th<? specification and design givc a picture of the inven­
tion as to aJlow the performance thereof by industrialists; 
3. that the novcJty elcrncnts, for lhc protection of which the in­
tcrestcd pcrson npplies, arc slatcd clearly and prcciscly in the 
application. 
Article 19. -The Control of Trade Marks may requin• tho ap­
plicant to makc such amcndmcnts in the application as it may deem 
reouisite in accordancc with the provisions of the preceding article, 
( · .lin the pcriod detcrmined by the lrnplementlng Regulations. If the 
applicant fails to do so, ne sball be dccmcd to have renounced bis ap­
plication. The applicnnt may, wilhin thirty days from the date be is 
notl!icd of the dccjsion, nppeal against the decision of the Control of 
Trade Marks ln respect of such amcndroent.s, to the Kulllyah -Court, 
nnd the Court may approve, guash or amcnd the dccision . 
.Article 20. -·II the e.pplication for a patent fulfils the conditions 
laid down in Article 18 hereof, the Cootrol of Trade Marks shall adver­
lisc the application in the manncr dctcnnined by the Implemcntlng Re­
gulations. 
Article 21. -Any interested person may file with the ControJ 
of Trade Marks, within the perlod determineà by the Implementing IP/N/1/KWT /1/Rev .1 
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Regu]atlons, a wrilten noti(ication of his objection to the grant of th~ 
patent, which must contnin the supporting causes for such objectior.. 
Articl-e 22. -Evcry decision issued by the Control o! Tradc 
Marks in respect of opposition, mny be appealed against to the Court, 
within a pcriod or thirty days from the date of notification thereor to 
the intcrestcd persoo, and the court shall speedily decide on the case . 
.Article 23. -Grant of the patent to the rigbtful proprietor .shall 
be by Order of the Ministcr of Finance and Economy, and shnll be 
advcrtisad io the manner prescribcd by the Implementing Regulations. 
Article 2.J. -If it appears to tllc Control of Trade Marks tbat 
the invention pertains to dcfencc affairs or js of military value, it 
~hnU immedialely refcr the application for patent and its accompanying 
documents, to the Geueral Commnnd of the Armed Forces who sball, 
within three months from the date of filing the application !or patent, 
oppose tlle grant of a. patent to the applicant, in con.sidcration for 
purchase of the invention or agreeing; with him on the exploitation 
thereof. 
Article 25. -The applicant for n patent or the patentec may 
submit, at any time, an application to modify the speclfica tions or 
design of the invention showing, at the samc timc, the nature of and 
causes for the modification, providcd that the modification does not 
affect the invcn tion itself. 
The proœedings to be aùopted in respect of such application shall 
be the sa.me as U1ose pertaining to the application for a patent. 
ATticlc 26. -Evcry pcrson is entitlcd to obtain copies of the 
applications for patents and the documents pertainh1g tbcreto, as well 
as extrRcts from the Register of Patents of Invention. He roay equaJly 
pcrusc the applications, documents and the Rcgistcr, in the monner 
specified in the Rcgulations. 
CHAPTER IJI 
Transfer of Ownership, 
Pledge and Attachment of Patent 
Article !7. -Inher-ilance trans.fcrs the right in a patent nnd ail 
the rights arising thcrefrom. Ownership of the patent of invention may 
also be wholly or partly tran~ferred for or without considcration an<l 
may a}so be mortgaged. 
The transfcr of owncz·ship or mort.gage of the patent may not be 
used in evidencc against lhird parties, cxcept from the date it is en­
tcrod in the Registcr or Patent&. IP/N/1/KWT /1/Rev .1 
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Advcrtisement in respect of the trans.f er of o'Wll1!rship or mort.gage 
or Jhe patent, shal1 be made in the manner prescribed by the Regula­
tions. 
Article 28. -Credilors may attach patents of invention pertninJng 
to their debtor, in conformity with what is laid down in the Law of 
Prosecutlon for the Attnchment of Movable Property or wnatever the 
dcbtor may have with tbird parties. The · Control of Trade Marks is 
exempt from the provlslons relating to the dcclaratioo of the garnlshee 
as to his indebtedness to the tiistrninee. 
The creditor ls rcqu\rcd to notüy the altachmcnt and the report 
(procès-verbal) of the adjudication to the Control of Trade Marks for 
inscription in the Rcgisler. They nre not valid against third parti~s 
cxccpl !rom the date of the .snid inscrjption. Advertisement in respect 
of__attachmcnt shall be made in the manncr prescribed.by the Regula­
t' s. 
CHAPTER IV 
Compulsory Licensing for the Exploitation of Inventions 
and Expropriation thereof for Public ln1eres1 
Article 29. -If the invention is nol cxploited in Kuwait within 
three years from the date of the grant of the patent, or if 
the ptoprietor thereof fo.ils to exploit it fully to satisfy the needs of 
the country, or if the exploitation of the invention ceases for al least 
two consecutivc years, the Control of Trade Mark~ may grant a com­
pu1sory licence for the C"--ploitation of the invention to any person 
in ·favour of whom the patente~ refused to concede the right of ex­
ploitation, or stipulatcd exorbitant pccuniary tcrms with regard to such 
concession. 
A compulsory licence shall not be grantcd unless the applicant 
theref or is capable of cxploiting the invention seriously, and the pa­
tcn tcc shall be enliUcd to a suitable compensation. The Control of Trade 
:M:irks .sh:ill notify the pntentec by serving upon hlm n copy of the 
~{ application, and the pateotee shall submit to the Control of Trade, 
J-.fa1·ks. within the period prcscribcd by tbe Regulalions, a written reply 
f.v th~ f;:tid application. If the rcply faits to rcach within the fixed lime, 
the Control o! Trade Marks shall dcc5de to accepl or refuse the applic.n­
tion. 
The Control of Tradc Marks may subject the acceptance to the 
c:.:.r.d;lions lhat il dee:ms nccessary. The dccisioo of the Control may 
rJC apr,caled against to lh~ Court within 30 days from the date of its 
noliiicn.t\ou to the person conccrned. 
Article SO. -If the Control of Trade Marks finds, notwithstanding 
the expiration of the prcscribcd periods mentioned in paragraph on~ IP/N/1/KWT/l/Rev .1 
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of the preœding article, that the failure to exploit the invention is duc 
to causes beyond the control of the patentee. it may granl him a delay, 
not exœeding two years, for an effective exploitation of the invention., 
Article 31. -If the exploitation of the invention is of great jm .. 
portance to the national industry, and such exploitation nccessitates 
tlle utillzation of aoother invention in respect of which a patent had 
already been grauted, the Control of Trade Marks may grant the pro• 
prietor of th~ invention a compulsory licence to exploit the prcvious 
invention, in case the proprletor theroof refuses to agree to such ex­
ploitation on rcasonablc tenns. On the other band, the proprietor of 
the previous invention may be granted a compulsory licence to exploit 
the subsequent invention, if his invenUon is of greater lmportnnce. 
In granting the llcences a.nd in fixing the runount of the compen­
sation due to either of the proprietors of the inventions from. the other, 
due regard shall be given to the conditions and requirements re!cned 
lo in Article 30* of this Law. The decislon of the Control of Trade 
Marks, in this respect, is subjcct to appeal before U.e Court, wlthln 
30 days !rom the date of notification of the person concerned. 
Article 32. -By an order of the Minister of Finance and Economy, 
the inventions may be cxpropriated for reasons rclating to public lnte· 
rest. or national defence. 
The expropriation may . include all the rights arlslng from the 
patent or from the application subm\tted tlicrcfor, or may be restricted 
to the right of exploiting the invention for the needs of the Country. 
In thls case the patcnlee is cntltled to a fair compens.C\tlon. 
Asscssment of the compensa.lion ehall be made by a commlttee 
formed by an order of the Mlnister of Finance and Eeonomy. Com· 
plaints of the Committee's decision shall be made to the competent 
court. within 30 days !rom the date of notlfylllg the complalnant of 
the Committee's dccision. · 
CHAPTER V 
Explry of the Patent of Invention and lts Nullificotion 
Article JS. -Rights arising from the patent of invention are 
cxlinguished in the following cases: 
a") the cxpirntion of the protection period conferred by the patent 
of invention in accordance with the provisions of Article 12 of 
tbis Law; 
~ Prosumably sho uld read <f9 >. IP/N/1/KWT /1/Rev .1 
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b) wherc the patentee relinquisbes his right thcrcto; 
c) dclivery of a final judgement revoking the patent. 
Article J4. -The Cootrol of Trade Marks, and evcry intercsted 
person, al'c eotitled to apply to the Court, for the revcx:atioo of the pa­
tents which msy have bccn grantcd in contravention of the provisions 
p( articles 2 and 3 hereof. The Control o! Trade Marks shall cancel these 
patents on the production of a final judgement to that eftect. 
The Court may, in pursuance of an application !rom the Control 
of TTade Marks or froro the interestcd pcrsons, order the aadition of 
any st.atemcnt in the Registcr the recording of which had becn erronc· 
cusly omitted therefrom, or the ameodmcnt of any statcmcnt con• 
lained therein wbi<:h is inconsistent with lhc !nets, or the striking out 
_of nny statcment recorded without right. 
PART TWO 
Designs and lnduslrlal Models 
Article 35. -For the purposes connccled with the application of 
tbis Law. lt shall be decmed a design or industrial model, every arran• 
gement of lines or every shapc of body, with or without coloura, for 
use in industrial production. by mccbanical, ma.nual or chcmica.1 mcans. 
Article 36. -Thero shall be established at the Control of Trade 
Mark~. a ~egistcr caJied cThc Rcgister of Designs nnd Industrlal Mo· 
dels >, in which, designs and lndustrial rnodels and all descriptions re• 
latiog thercto, sball be registered in conformlty with the provisions 
of this Law and the Orders issued for the execution thereof . 
.Artick 31. -The application for the registration of the design 
or model, shall be submittcd to the Control of Trade Marks, io accor­
dance witb the terms and conditions set fortb in the Implementing Re· 
,..-..ations to Ulis Lo.w. 
The application may contaio a number of designs or models not 
cxcecding firty, providcd thcy fonn in their totality a homogeneous unit. 
Article 38. -The applicatloD for rcgistration may only be reject­
cd for non·!ulfilment of the terms and condifüms referred to in the 
preceding article. 
The appllcant for registration may petition agnlnst the decision 
of the Control of Tradc Marks to the Kulliyah Court, within 30 days 
f rom the date of being notificd of the decision of the Control. 
Arlic!e 39. -On rcgistration, the Coritrol or Trade 'Marks sball 
give the applicant, a cortiftcate comprising the following pnrticulars: IP/N/1/KWT/1/Rev .1 
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First: the se rial number and da.te of the application; 
Secondly: the number of the designs and model5 comprlscd in the 
application, and an indication or the industrlal products 
for which they are appropriated; 
Tbirdly: the name. surnume, na.tlonality and domicile of the ap­
plicant. 
The e!fect.s of registration shall commence from the da.te of sub­
mission of the application, if the application had fulfilled the lcgal re­
qwrements .. 
The registration shall be advortiscd in Ùle manner preseribed by 
the Implemcnting Rcguln.tions o! thls La.w. 
Article 40. -Every peraon is cotitlcd to apply for cxtracts or 
copies irom the Register. 
Article 41. -The tra.nsfer of ownership of the design or model 
may not be used in ovidence agai.Dst third parties, except af ter it.s ina• 
cription in the Register nnd publication in the manner specified by the 
ImplementlDg Regulnlions. 
-Article 4f. -The period of legal protection secured by the re-
gistration of the design or model is five yea.rs, commenciDg from the 
date of the application for registration. 
The protection may continue for two new cousecutive periods, if 
the proprietor of the design or model a.pplies for renewal within tho 
lo..at year of each perlod, ln the manncr prescribed by the Regulations 
to this Law. 
The Control of Trade Marks sball, during the mcnth following the 
expiration of the period of protection, notify the proprietoi- in writlng 
of the expiration of the period. If within the three months following 
the date of expiry of the protection period, the proprietol"' falls to sub­
mit an application for rcnewal, the Contl"Ol of Trade Marks shall strike 
out the registration . 
.Article 43. -A fee o! ten Dinal'S shall be paid on submlssion o! 
the application for registration o! the design or· mode), and also on 
submwion ot the application for renowal. 
This fco sba]J not be refunded in any case. 
Article .U. -The -(:ontrol of Trade Marks shall strike out the 
regi.slration made in tbe name of a person other than the real pro­
prietor of the design or mode!, when a final judgement to that effect 
is issued by the Court. 
The Control of Trade Marlu sball, of its own accord or upon the 
.application of the interested persons, effect such atriking out. IP/N/l/KWT/1/Rev.1 
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~trticle 45. -The slriki.ng out of the registrntioo or it.s renewal 
must be publishcd in accordn.nce with the requiremcnts specified by the 
Im:plemenling Rcgulations. 
PARTTllREE 
Common Provisions .... Offences and Penalties 
.Article .JG'. -Thcre shall be punished wilh imprisonment not ex­
oeedlng two years, and a. fine of not less tban ten Dinars and not cx­
ceedlcg 225 Dinars, or with either such peDa}ty: 
1. any penon who imita.tes tho subject-mattor of an invention in 
respect of which a patent hnd been grantcd in accordance with 
this Law; 
2. any person who imitates the subject-matter of a design or 
an indu.stria! model duly regist.ered in accordance witb this 
La.Wi 
3. any pcrson who knowingly sells or offers for sale or circula­
tion, or imports from abroad or n.cquires wilh lntent to trade, 
imitatcd producta or matcrials beating nn imitated design or 
industria.1 model, if the invCJ1tion, design or model is regis­
tcred in Kuwait; 
4. any person who, without rigbt, plaœs on products, notices, 
trade marks, or packing articles, etc., particula.rs leadlng to 
the belle! of his having obtalned a patent of jnvention. or a 
regi.stration of a. design or industrlal model 
A-rlicle 47. -The patentec of an invention, design or model may, 
durlng the hearing of the ci vil or crlminal action, obtain from the 
Pre.aident of the Xulliyah Court, an order to take all preca.utionary mea· 
aures, and in partlcular the selmre of the imitatea products or goods, 
as well as the machines and tools that were or may be u.eed in the 
commission of the offence, and of the goo& imported from abrond on 
thoir arriva]. 
The inœrested person sha.11 support bis application, for adoption 
of thesc measu.res, by an official certifica.te proving the registration of 
the invention, design or industrlal mode?. 
Wbcre necessary, the order issued for adoption of such measures, 
may cover the calling upon one or more experts to asslst in lus execu• 
tlon. 
Article ,48. -The Civil Court and the Crlminal Court may order 
the confiscation of the things seized or to be seized, for deducting the 
prlce thereof from the fines or compensations, or the disposa.l thereof 
in any other way as ma.y be deemed fit by ~be Court. IP/N/l/KWT/1/Rev .1 
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The Court ms.y furtucr order t.hc publient.ion of the judgcment in 
one or more ncwspapen!, at the expense of the convicted pers.on. 
Article ,49. -The Implcmcnting Regulations to thls Law shall 
·provide for the temporary protection of inventions, designs and in• 
dustrial models, exhibited at national or international exhibitions, held 
in Kuwait Oî" in one of the countrles according Kuwait a. reciprocity of 
t.reatment. 
The Ministcr of Finance and .Economy shall issue an order spe· 
cifying these exhibitions. 
A.rlicle 50. -If an application for a patent o! invention is aub· 
mitted in one of the countrlcs according Kuwail a reciprocity of treat­
ment, lhe interestcd pcrsons or thcir assignces may a.pply to tbc -Con­
trol of Tradc Marks in respect of such invention in conformity witb the 
terms and conditions laid down in this Law, v-ithin a year from the 
date of submisslon of the application in the foreign country. 
In exception to the provisions of Article 3 hcreof, the publication 
o! the description of the invention, its utilization or the submission o! 
anolbcr application in respect thercof, within the period provided for 
in the preceding paragraph, shaU bave no e!fcct on the application for 
patent. 
The provisions of this article apply lo designs a.nd industrial mer 
dels, provided th:it the period is six months from the date of submis­
sion of the application for 1·egistralion in the foreign country, without 
prejudice to the provisions or Article 11. 
Article 51. -The rights of a patentee arc not. derogated by the 
utilization of the invention in land1 sea and air mcans of transport, 
belonging to one o! the countries acc.ordiog Kuwait a reclproclty ot 
treatm1?nt, whcn tbcy arc casually or tcmporarily in KuwaiL 
Article 52. -The pro\'isions of this Law are applicable to the 
invcntlone, designs and industrial models whlch enjoy legal protection 
at the time tbis law comes into operation, provided that the appllca• 
tion for patont of invention or application for rcgistration of the design 
and model is submittcd vâthin two years from the said date. The dura• 
tion of the precedlng protection sball ~ includcd in the duration of 
the protection conferrod by this Law. 
Article SJ. -The cmployees of the Commercial Section in the 
Ministry of J.cï.nanœ and Economy roay not. eitber personally or 
through a third party, apply to obtain patent..~ of invention or to rc• 
gister designs or indu.c;trial modcls, cxccpt after the lapse of at least 
two years from the date of their leaving the service. 
Article .54. -The Ministcr of Finance and Economy shall issue 
lmplemcntlng Regulatio?l3 specüying the provisions relaUng to the ap· 
plication of this Law, nnd in particular: IP/N/1/KWT /1/Rev .1 
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1. regulating the keeping of registers of patents of invention, 
designs and industrial models; 
2. terms, conditions and intervals connected with the administra­
tive proœedings; 
3. terms and conditions connected with publicity and advertise­
ment provided for in. this Law; 
4. fees relating to the delivery of cople.s and certificates and to 
various acts and inscriptions • 
.A.rticle 55. -The Minister of Finanœ and Economy and the 'Mi· 
niater of Justice a.re charged, eveey one 'Withln his jurlediction, witb the 
enforoement of tbis Law which comes !nto operation after three months 
!rom the date of its promulgation in the Official Gazette. 
lse.1. (Sgd) Prince of the State of Kuwalt 
Abdul.la AB Salim As Sabah 
Issued in Seef Palace, on 5th Dhui Qi'da 1381, corresponding to 
9th April, 1962. 
Tbb Lnr was promulpl•d la Kuwalt Official Guette No. !'13. dattd AprH 15.