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Law No. 4 of 1962 on Patents, Designs and Industrial Models (as amended by Law No. 3 of 2001), Kuwait

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Year of Version 2001 Dates Amended: January 14, 2001 Published: April 15, 1962 Promulgated: April 9, 1962 Type of Text Main IP Laws   Subject Matter Patents (Inventions), Industrial Designs, Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits, Utility Models Subject Matter (secondary) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, IP Regulatory Body Notes This consolidated version of Law No. 4 of 1962 on Patents, Designs and Industrial Models incorporates amendments introduced by Law No. 3 of 2001, which was promulgated on January 14, 2001. The said amending Law No. 3 of 2001 provides amendments to the following provisions of Law No. 4 of 1962 on Patents, Designs and Industrial Models: - Amending Articles 2, 12, 13, 23, first and second paragraphs of Article 42, Article 43, first paragraph of Article 46 of Law No. 4 of 1962. - In the entire text, the words "Control of Trade Marks" were replaced by "Patent and Trademark Administration", "Ministry of Finance and Economy" were replaced by "Ministry of Trade and Industry", "Minister of Finance and Economy" were replaced with "Minister of Trade and Industry". - Adding a new clause numbered (D) to Article 33, and a new chapter (Chapter Six entitled "On Utility Model Patents") to Part One. - Adding the words "Utility Models" to the title of Part Two entitled "Designs and Industrial Models", and next to the words "designs and industrial models" mentioned in every articles of the said Part Two, as well as to Articles 46, 47, 49, 50 and 51 under Part Three entitled "Common Provisions. Offences and Penalties".

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) Arabic قانون رقم (4) لسنة 1962 في شأن براءات الإختراع والرسوم والنماذج الصناعية والمعدل بالقانون رقم (3) لسنة 2001 PDF HTML
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Law No. 4 of 1962 on Patents, Designs and Industrial Models(KW001)
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Law No. 71 of 2013 on Approval of the Patent Law of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf [ Amending law not consolidated in text ] (KW013)


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