ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL 
DEL COMERCIO 
Consejo de los Aspectos de los Derechos de Propiedad 
Intelectual relacionados con el Comercio IP/N/1/KWT /1/Rev .1 
27 de febrero de 1997 
(97-0819) 
Original: inglés 
NOTIFICACIÓN DE LEYES Y REGLAMENTOS DE CONFORMIDAD 
CON EL PÁRRAFO 2 DEL ARTICULO 63 DEL ACUERDO 
Kuwait 
Revisión 
Con fecha 29 de enero de 1997 se ha recibido de la Misión Permanente de Kuwait la siguiente 
notificación de conformidad con el párrafo 2 del artículo 63 del Acuerdo. 
La Misión Permanente del Estado de Kuwait ante la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas y demás 
organizaciones internacionales con sede en Ginebra saluda atentamente a la Organización Mundial del 
Comercio y tiene el honor de remitirse a su anterior notificación hecha de conformidad con el 
párrafo 2 del artículo 63 del Acuerdo sobre los Aspectos de los Derechos de Propiedad Intelectual 
relacionados con el Comercio, de fecha 19 de septiembre de 1996 y distribuida con la signatura 
IP/N/1/KWT/1, en la que comunicábamos que, de conformidad con lo dispuesto en el párrafo 8 del 
artículo 70 del Acuerdo sobre los Aspectos de Propiedad Intelectual relacionados con el Comercio, el 
Estado de Kuwait desea notificar que todos los productos farmacéuticos están legalmente protegidos en 
virtud de la Ley Nº 4 de 1964 relativa a patentes y dibujos y modelos industriales.1 
La Misión Permanente del Estado de Kuwait desea modificar la comunicación anterior en el 
sentido de que la protección concedida por la Ley Nº 4 de 1964 relativa a patentes y dibujos y 
modelos industriales no afecta exclusivamente a "todos los productos farmacéuticos". 
La Misión Permanente del Estado de Kuwait desea informar al Consejo de los ADPIC que el 
Ministerio de Comercio e Industria del Estado de Kuwait permite la presentación de solicitudes de 
patentes. La solicitud debe enviarse a la siguiente dirección: 
Ministry of Commerce and Industry 
Trade Registration and Administration 
P.O. Box 2944 
Safat-13030, Kuwait 
Fax: ( + +965) 242 43 28 
1El texto de esta Ley se incluyó en un anexo a la notificación de 29 de enero de 1997 y se reproduce infra (en 
inglés solamente). IP/N/l/KWT/l/Rev.l 
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KUWAIT 
LAW NO. 4 of 1962 
RElATlNG TO PATENTS, 
DESIGNS AND INDUSTRJAl MODELS 
PART ONE 
CHAPTER I 
Patents -General Provisions 
Article 1. -Patents of invention sball, iD conformity with the 
provwions of this Law, be grlloted for every new innovntion liable to 
he industrial1y exploited, whether connected with new industrial pro­
ducts, or new industrial processes or means, or with the new applica­
tion of known industrial means nnd processes. 
Article 2. - A patent of invention slvlll not be granted in respect 
of the following: 
1. inventions, the exploitation of which is against morality or 
public policy; 
2. chemical discoveries connectud with food-stuffs, or medicinal 
drugs, or pbannuccutical compositions. unless such products 
are produced by special chemical methods or processes, in 
which case the patent shall not be in respect of the products 
per se, but of the process of manufacture. 
Article J. -A patent is not considered to be new, in whole or 
in part, in the following two cases: 
1. if during the 20 years preceding the date of submission of 
the application for a patent, the invention had already been 
publicly 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 i 
2. if within the 20 years preceding the date of submission of the 
application fol' patent, a patent of the invention or 8. part 
thereof, bad already been granted to persons other than the 
inventor or his assignees, or if within the said period an ap­
plication for patent for the same invention or part thereof, had 
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Article ~. -Tbere shall b~ established at the Control of Trade 
• Marks, a register called <the Register of Putents of Invention:., in 
wnich, patents and all descriptions relating thereto, shall be cntered in 
c.onformity with the provisions of this Law and tbe Orders issued for 
the execution thereof. 
Article 5. -The [ollowing persons arc enlitled to apply for pa· 
tents of invention: 
1. Kuwaitis; 
2. foreIgners residing in Kuwait, or po~ssing industrial or corn· 
mercial organizations thereIn; 
3. foreIgners who arc nationals of countries according Kuwait 
a reciprocity of treatment, or who reside or have ~al premIses 
in such countries: 
4. companies, associations, institutions, or groups of manufactu­
rers, producera, traders or workers cstablished In Kuwait or 
countries reciprocating the treatment for Kuwait, when such 
bodies enjoy juristic personality; 
5. public establishments. 
Article 6. -The right to the patent is vested in the inventor or 
his aasi gnees. 
Whore tbe invention is the result of thE' collective work of several 
persons, they shall all have equal rights to the patent, except where 
they otherwise agree. 
vrherc several persons make the invention independent of each 
other, the right to the patent sball be vested io the person who files 
his appllcation 'OOfore the others. 
Article 7. -When a person charges another wilh the discovery 
of a certain invention, all the rights pertaining to such invention shaH 
belong to the form~r. Similarly, the employer shall have all the rights 
pertaining to inventions discovered by the worker or employee in the 
cr--yiDg out of the work or employment, when the invection is within 
tbe scope of the contract, work 01' employment. 
The name of the inventor shall be mentioned in the patent, and 
he shall, in all cases, be entitled to a remuneration, but if no agreement 
is reached in respect of this remuneration, he is entitled to a faIr 
compensation from the person by whom he had been charged to disco· 
ver the invcntion, or from the employer. 
Article 8. -1n cnses other than those mentioned in the preced­
ing article, and when the invention falls within the scope of activities 
of the public or private eE.lablishment to which the invcntor is atta­
~hed, the employer shall have the option eIther of exploiting the In· IP 1Nl lIKWT I lIRev.1 
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venlion or purchasing the patent for a. fair compensation to be paid 
to the inventor, provided the option IS exercised within three months 
from the date of the notification of the grant of the patent. 
Article 9. -The application to obtain a pa.tent of invention, sub­
mitted by the inventor within a year from the date of his leaving the 
private or public establi:;hment, shall b~ deemed to have been submitted 
during the period of enforcement of the contract, or work or employ­
ment, and both the inventor and employer sball, according to cirCUlDs­
tancC3, have nIl the rights pl"ovided for in the preceding two articles. 
Article 10. --The patent \'csW! in the patentee, to the exclusion 
of others, the right of exploiting the invention by all means. 
Article 11. -The rights cl~(l.ted by a patent arc not enforecable 
~gail\st a person who, ~forc submitting the application for patentJ 
had in good faith bccn industrially c"'{ploiting the invention or making 
the necessary efforts for its exploitation. Such person is entitled to 
exploit the invention for the needs of his establishment, without being 
capable of assigning such right independently of the el!Jtablisbment. 
Article 12. -The dura.tion of the patent shaU be 15 years as from 
the date of application. The patentee is entitlea to apply for one rene­
wal thereof for a. period not exceeding five yenrsJ provided the renewal 
is applied for. during the last year, and provided he proves that the 
invention is of special importance and no frucUficatIon commensura.te 
with his efforts and expenses had been derived therdrom. 
The decision of the Control of Trade Marks, in respect of rene­
wal, is subject to appeal oofore the Kulliyab Court of Commerce, 
The duration of patents granted under paragraph 2 of Article 2 
hereof, shall be 10 years, not renewable. 
Article 13. - A fee of 10 Dinars shall be pajd on submission of 
the application for a patent of invention or for the renewal. These f~s 
~hall not be refunded in any case. 
Arliclc 14. -If the subjcct·matter of the invention ls the intro.­
duction of modifications, improvements or additions to a previous in­
vention to which a palent vIas granted, the proprietor of such patent 
may, in conformlty with the provisions of Articles 15 and 16 hereof, 
~Jlply for a patent of addition, the .... alidity of which shall expIre on 
the expiration of the original patent. A fcc of three Dinars shall be paid 
011 submission of the application. 
If the original patent is cancelled or reVOked, the patent of ad­
dition shall remain III force and becomes independent from the original 
patent, and the duration therof shall be deemed from the date of this 
patent. CHAPTEn. D IP/N/lIKWT IlIRev.1 
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Procedure of Application for a Patent 
Article 15. -The application for a patent shall be submitted by 
the inventor or his assigns, to the Control of Trade Marks in the Mi­
nistry of Finance nnd Economy, in conformity with the terms and con­
ditions determined by the Implementing Regulations. 
The application for :1. patent may not be in respect of more lban 
onc invention. 
A.rticle: 16. -The patent application shall be accompanied by a 
detailed specification of the invention and the manner in which it is 
lo ue exploitcd. The specification must distinctly comprise the new 
(,-lents for the protection or' which the inlet'ested person applies, and 
wllen necessary the applicalion shall be r..ccompanied by a design of 
lhe invention, jn the manner prescribed by tbe Implementing Regula­
tions. 
Article 17. -Th~ applicant for a patent may exploit hi:! inven­
tion from the date of submission of the application. 
ArHcle 18. -The Control of 'I.'rade. Marks shall examine the al>­
plicalion [or the patent and enclosurcs, to ascertain: 
1. that the application is submitted in conformity with Article 16 
hereof; 
2. that thc specification and design give a picture of the inven­
tion as to allow the performance thereof by industrialists; 
3. that the novelty elements, for the protection of which the in­
terested pCI son applies, are slaled clearly and precisely in the 
application. 
Article 19. -The Control of Trade Marks may rcqulrc tho ap­
plicant to make such amendments in the application as it may deem 
reQuisite in accordance with the provisions of the preceding article, 
{ .Itn the period determined by the lJnplementlng Regulations. If the 
applicant fails to do so, he shall be deemed to have renounced his ap· 
plication. The applicant may, within thirty days from the date be is 
notified of the decision, nppeal against the decision of tho Control of 
Trade Marks In respect of such nmendments, to the Kulliyah ·Court, 
nnd the Court may approve, quash or amend the decision. 
Article 20. -If the epplication for a patent fulfils the conditions 
laid dOWll in Article 18 hereof, the Control of Trade Marks shall adver­
tise the application in the manner dctcnnined by the Implementlng Re­
gulntioll!3. 
Article 21. -Any interested person may me with the Control 
of Trade Marks, wIthin the period determined by the Implementing IP/NI1 IKWTI1 IRev.1 
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Regulations, a wrilten notHication of his objection to the grant of th~ 
patent, which must contain the supporting causes for such objectior.. 
Articl.e 22. -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. 
Article 28. -Grant of tire patent to the rightful proprietor shall 
be by Order of the Ministc,' of Finance and Economy, and shall be 
advertisod in the manner prescrib-cd by the Implementing Regulations. 
Article 2-9. -If it appears to the Control of Trade Marks that 
the invention pertains Lo defence affairs or is of military value, it 
~haU immediately refer the application for patent and its accompanying 
documents, to the Gencral Command of the Armed Forces who snail, 
\vithin three months from the date of filing the application for patent, 
oppose the grant of a patent to the applicant, in consideration for 
purchase of the Invelltion or agreeing with him on the exploitation 
thereof. 
Article £5. -The applicant for n patent or the patentee may 
submit, at any time, an application to modify the specifications or 
design of the invention showing, at the same time, the nature of Rnd 
causes for the 2l1odification, provided that the modification does not 
affect the invention itself. 
The proceedings to be adopted in respect of such application shall 
he the same as those pertaining to the application for a patent. 
Article 26. -Every person is entitled to obtain copies of the 
applications for patents and the documents pertaining tbereto, as well 
as extracts from the Register of Patents of Invention. Hc may equaJly 
peruse the applications, documents and the Register, in t.he manner 
specified in the RegUlations. 
CHAPTER In 
Transfer of Ownership, 
Pledge and Attachment of Patent 
Article '21. -Inhel"ilancc transfers thc l'ighl in a patent and all 
the rights arising thcrefrom. Ownership of the palent of invention may 
also be wholly or partly tran5ferrcd for or without consideration an<l 
may also be mortgaged. 
The transfer of ownership or mortgage of lhe patent may not be 
used in evidence against third parties. except from the date it is en­
tered in the Register of Pa.tents. IP/N/I/KWT/I/Rev.l 
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Advertisement in respect of the tranafcr of ownership or mortgage 
of the patent. shall be made in the manner prescribed by the Regula­
tions. 
Article 28. -Creditors may attach patents of invention pertaining 
to their debtor, in conformity with what is laid down in the Law of 
Prosecution for the Atlnchment of Movable Property or whatever the 
debtor may have with third parties. The Control of Trade Marks is 
exempt from the provisions relating to the declaration of the garnishee 
a.s to his indebtedness to the ~!strninee. 
The creditor is required to notify the allachment and the report 
(proc<~s-vcrbal) of the adjudication to the .control of Trade Marks for 
inscription in the Register. They are not valid against third parti~s 
except from the date of the said inscription. Advertisement in respect 
oCatlachment shall be made in the marmer prescribed by the Regula­
t' s. 
CHAPTER IV 
Compulsory Licensing for the Exploitation of Inventions 
and Expropriation thereof for Public Interest 
Article 29. -If the invention is not exploited in Kuwait within 
three years from the date of the grant of the pa ten tj or jf 
the proprietor thereof fails to exploit it fully to satisfy the needs of 
the country. or jf the exploitation of the invention ceases for at least 
two consecutive years, the Control of Trade Marks lllay grant a com­
pulsory Hcencc for the exploitation of the invention to any person 
ill fuvour of whom the patcnte~ refused to concede the right of ex· 
ploiiation, or stipulated exorbitant pecuniary terms with regard to such 
, concession. 
A compulsory licence shall not be granted unless the applicant 
therefor is capable of exploiting th~ invention seriously, and the pa­
tentee shall be entitled to Cl suitable compensation. The Control of Trade 
Morks shall notify the patent~ by serving upon him n copy of the 
~{ application. and the patentee shall Bubmit to the Control of Trade 
}.i:llks. within the period prescribed by the Regulations, a written reply 
t.u the &aid application. If the reply fails to reach within the fixed time, 
the Control of Trade Marks shall decide to accept or refuse the applicn­
tion. 
The Control of Trade Marks may subject the acceptan~ to the 
<::Jr:dllions that it deems necessary. The decision of the Control may 
rlC apr~aled against to lh(' Court within 30 days from the date of its 
noliiicntiou to the person concerned. 
Ariic1e 30. -If the Control of Trade Marks ftnds, notwithstanding 
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of tOO preceding article, that the failure to exploit the invention is due 
to causes beyond the control of the patentee. it may grant him 8. delay. 
not exceeding two years, for an effective exploitation of the invention" 
Article S1. -If the exploitation of the invention is of great im­
portance to the national industry, and such exploitation necessitates 
the utilization of another invention in respect of which a patent had 
already been granted, the Control of Trade Marks may grant lhe pro­
prietor of th~ invention a compulsory licence to exploit the previous 
invention, in case the proprietor thereof refuses to agree to such ex­
ploitation on reasonable terms. On the other hand, thc proprietor of 
the previous invention may be granted n compulsory licence to exploit 
the suhsequent invention, if his invention is of greater importance. 
In granting the llcences and in fixing thc nmount 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 referred 
to in Article 30* of this Law. The deciaion of the Control of Trade 
Marks. in this respect. is Bubject to appeal before lte Court, within 
30 days from the date of notification of the person concerned. 
Article ~2. -By an 01 del' of the Minister of Finance and &onomy, 
the inventions may be expropriated for reasons relating to public inte­
rest or national defence. 
The expropriation may.include all the rights arising from the 
patent or from the application submitted tlierofor, or may be restricted 
to the right of exploiting the invention for the needs of the Country. 
In this case the patent.ee is entitled to a fair compens.'\tion. 
Asscs:nnent of the compensation shall be made by a. committee 
formed by an order of the Minister of Finance and Economy. Com­
plaints of the Committee's decision shall be made to the competent 
court. within 30 days from the date of notifying the complainant ot 
the Commit too's decision. . 
CHAPTER V 
Expiry of the Patent of Invention and Its Nullification 
Article 3S. -Rights arising from the patent of invention are 
exlinguished in the following cases: 
a) the expiration of the protection period conferred by the patent 
of invention in accordance with the provisions of Article 12 of 
this Law; 
II Prosumcibly 3hould read d~9>. IP IN 11IKWT IlIRev.1 
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b) where the patentee relinquishes his right thereto; 
c) delivery of a final judgement revoking the patent. 
Article S1. -The Cootrol of Trade Marks, and every interested 
person, arc entitled to apply to the Court, for the rev~ation of the pa· 
tents which may have been granted in contravention of the provisions 
pC articles 2 and 3 hereof. The Control of Trade Marks shall cancel these 
patents on the production of a final judgement to that effect. 
The Court may, in pursuance of an application from the Control 
o( Trade Marks or froro the interested persons, order the addition of 
any st.atement in the Register the recording of whieh had been errone­
eusly omitted therefrom, or the amendment of any stat~ent con­
tained therein which is inconsistent with the facts, or thc striking out 
of any statement recorded without right. 
PART TWO 
Designs and InduslrJol Models 
Article 35. -For tbe purposes connected with the application of 
this Law, it shall be deemed a design or industrial model, every arran­
gement of lines or every shape of body, with or without colours, for 
use in industrial production. by mechanical, manual or chemical means. 
Article 36. -There shall be established at the Control of Trade 
Mark~, a ;cgistcr called «The Rcgi!ster of Designs nnd Industrial Mo­
dels :., in which, designs and Industrial models and all descriptions re­
lating thereto. sbaH be registered in conformity with the provisions 
of this Law and the Orders issued for the execution thereof. 
Article S1. -The application for the registration of the design 
or model, shall be submitted to the Control of Trade Marks, in accor­
dance with the terms and conditions &ct forth in the Implementing Rc· 
~ alions to this Law. 
Tbe application may contain a number of designs or models not 
exceeding fifty, provided they fonn in their totality a homo~neollB unit. 
Article S8. -The application for registration may only be reject­
ed for non-fulfilment of the tenns and conditions referred to in the 
preceding article. 
The applicant tor registration ma.y petition against the decision 
of the Control of Trade Marks to the Kulliyah Court, within 30 days 
from the date of being notified of the decision of the Control. 
Artic1e 39. -On registration, the Control oC Trade Marks sball 
give the applicant, a ccrtificate comprising the following particulars: IP/N/1/KWT/1/Rev.1 
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First: the serial number and date of the application; 
Secondly: the number of the designs and modeh comprised in the 
application, and an indication of the industrial products 
for which they are appropriated; 
Thirdly: the name, surname, na.tlonaJity and domicile of the ap­
plicanL 
The effects of registration shall commence from the date of sub­
mission of the application, if the application had fulfilled the legal re­
quirements. 
The registration shall be advortised in the manner p~eribed by 
the Implementing Regulations of this Law. 
Article 40. -Every pernon is entitled to apply for extracts or 
copies from the Register. 
Article 1;1. -The transfer of ownershIp of the design or model 
may not be used ie. evidence against third parties, except after its ins­
cription in the Register and publication in the manner specified by the 
Implementing Regulations. 
ArtwZe -92. -The period of legal protection secured by the re­
gistration of the design or model is five years, commencing from the 
date oC the application for registration. 
The protection may continue for two new consecutive periods, if 
the proprietor of the deSign or model applies for renewal withlu th& 
last year of each period, in the manner prescribed by the Regulatiooa 
to this Law. 
The Control of Trade Marks shall, during the month followiog the 
expiration of the period of protection, notify the proprietor in writing 
of the expiration of the period. If within the three months following 
the date of expiry of the protection period, the proprietor faflg to: sub-­
mit an application for renewal, the Control of Trade Marks shall strike 
out the registration . 
.Article 48. - A fee of ten Dinars shall be paid 011 submission of 
the application for registration of the design or model, and also on 
submission ot. the application for renowal. 
This fC() shall not be refunded in any case. 
Article H. -The ·Control of Trade Marks shall strike out the 
registration made in the name of a person other than the real pro-­
prietor of the design or model, when a final judgement to that effect 
is issued by the Court. 
The Control of Trade Marks shal1, of its own accord or upon the 
application of the interested persons, effect such striking out. IP/N/I/KWT/I/Rev.1 
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,{rtic1e 45. -The striking out of the registraUoD or its renewal 
muat be published in. accordance with the reqillremcnts specified by the 
Im:plementing Regulations. 
PART THREE 
Common Provisions .... Offences and Penalties 
.A..rlicle f6. -There shall be punished with impIi50nment. not ex­
ceeding two years, and a fine of not less than t~n Dinars and not CJ{­
ceeding 225 Dinars, or with either such penalty: 
1. any person who imitates the subject-mattor of an invention in 
respect of which a patent had been granted in accordance with 
this Law; 
2. any person who imitates the sUbject-matter of a design or 
an industrial model duly regi~tered in accordance with this 
Law; 
3. any person who knowingly sells or offers for sale or circula­
lion, or imports from abroad or acquires with ~ntent to trade, 
imitated product:8 or materials bearing an imitated design or 
industrial model, if the invention, design or model is regis­
tered in Kuwait; 
4. any per30n who, without right, places on products, notices, 
trade markB, or packjng articles, etc., particulars leading to 
the belief of his having obtained a patent of invention, or a 
registration of a design or industrial model 
A-Ttiele 1;1. -The patentee of an invention, design or model may, 
during the hearing of the civil or criminal action, obtain from the 
Preaident of the Kulliyah Court, an order to take all precautionary mea­
sures, and in particular the seizure of the imitated products or goods, 
as well as the machines and tools that Were or may be used in the 
coxnmission of the offence, and of the goo& imported from abroad on 
their arrival. 
( 
I The interested person shall support his application, for adoption 
of these measures, by an official certificate proving the registration of 
the invention, design or industrial model. 
Where necessary, the order issued for adoption of such measures, 
may cover the calling upon one or more experts to asslat in its execu­
tion. 
Artic7e i8. -The Civil Court and the Criminal Court may order 
the confjscation of the things seized or to be seized, for deducting the 
price thereof from the fines or compensations, or the disposal thereof 
in any other wa~! as may 00 deemed fit by ~be Court. IP/N/1IKWT/1/Rev, 1 
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The Court may furtuer order !.he publicntion of the judgcment in 
onc or more ncwspapers, at the expense of the convicted person. 
Article i9. -The Implementing Regulations to thjs Lnw sh.all 
'provide for the temporary protection of inventions, designs and in­
dustrial models, exhibited at national or international exhibitioIlS, held 
in Kuwait or in one of the countries according Kuwait a reciprocity of 
treatment. 
The Minister of Finance a.nd Economy shall is!me an order spe­
cifying these exhibitions. 
A.rticle 50. -If an application for a pa.tent of invention is sub4 
mitted in onc of the countrIes according Kuwait a reciprocity of treat­
ment, the interested persons or their assign~s may apply to the Con­
trol of Trade Marks in rc~pect of such invention in conformity with the 
terms and conditions laid down in this Law. v.1thin a year from the 
date of submission of the application in the foreign country. 
In exception to the provisions of Article 3 hereOf, the publication 
of the description of the invention, its utilization or the subm.ission of 
another application in respect thereof, v.1thiu the period provided for 
in the preceding paragraph, shall bave DO effect OD the application for 
patent. 
The provision~ of this article apply lo designs and industrial mo­
dels, provided that the period is six mouths from the date of submls­
sion of the application for l'egistration in the foreign country, without 
prejudice to the provi!>ions of Article 11. 
Article 51. -The rights of a patentee arc not derogated by the 
utilization of the invention in laud, sea aod air means of transport, 
belonging to one of the countries acc.ording Kuwait a reciprocity at 
treatm~nt. when they arc casually or temporarily in Kuwait. 
Article 52. -Tbe provisions of this Law are applicable to the 
inventlone, designs and industrial models which enjoy legal protection 
at the time tbis law comes into operation, provided that the applica­
tion for patont of invention. or application for registration of the design 
and model is submitted v.1thin two years from the said date. The dura­
tion of the preceding protection ::Ihall ~ included in thc duration of 
the protection conferred by this Law. 
Article 53. -The employees of the Commercial Section in the 
Ministry of li'\inan~ and Economy may not, either personally or 
through a third party. allply to obtain patenL~ of invention or to re­
gister designs or indu..<;trial models, (!xcept after the lapse of a.t least 
two years from the date of their leaving the service. 
Article .'3'1. -The Minister- of Finance and Economy shall issue 
Implementing Regulations specifying the provisions rela.tlng to the ap­
plication of this Law. and in particular: IP/N/1/KWT/1/Rev.1 
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1. regulating the keep~ of registers of patents of invention, 
designs and industrial models; 
2. terms, conditions and intervals connected with the administra­
tive pro<:eedings; 
3. terms and conditions connected with publicity and advertise­
ment provided for in this LaWj 
4. fees relating to the delivery of copies and certificates and to 
various acts and inscriptions. 
Artiole 55. -The Minister of Finance and Economy and the Mi­
nister of Justice are charged, every one within his jurisdiction, witb the 
enforoement of this Law wbich comes into operation after three months 
from the date of its promulgation jn the Official Gazette. 
1~ (Sgd) Prince of the State of Kuwait 
Abdulla As Salim As Sabah 
Issued in See! Palace, on 5th Dhul Qi'da 13B1, corresponding to 
9th April, 1962. 
Thh Law WIll prMnullPl'ed ID Kuwait Oll1rulll Guette Nb. 173, dlltcd April 15.