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Laws	Constitution / Basic Law (Date of current version) Kuwaiti Constitution (1962) Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version) Decree-Law No. 68 of 1980 on Trademarks, as amended by Decree-Law No. 10 of 1987 and Law No. 1 of 2001 (2001) Law No. 4 of 1962 relating to Patents, Designs and Industrial Models as amended by Law No. 3 of 2001 (2001) Law No. 64 of 1999 concerning Intellectual Property Rights including Explanatory Memorandum (1999) IP-related Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version) Law No. 56 of 1996 promulgating the Industrial Law (1996) Law No. 11 of 1995 regarding Judicial Arbitration With Respect to Civil and Commercial Matters (1995) Decree-Law No. 68 of 1980 promulgating the Law on Trade (1980) Kuwaiti Commercial Law No. 68 of 1980 (1980) Law on Commercial Companies (as amended on 19th October 1960) (1960) IP Laws: issued by the Executive (Date of current version) Decree-Law No. 5 of 1999 concerning Intellectual Property Rights (1999)

Implementing Rules/Regulations	Intellectual Property (Date of current version) Executive Regulations of the Law No. 56/1996 regarding the promulgation of the Law on Industry (1999)

Treaty Membership	WIPO-Administered Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Summary Table of Membership of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Treaties Administered by WIPO, plus UPOV, WTO and UN Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (July 14, 1998) IP-related Multilateral Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions 2005 (November 3, 2007) International Plant Protection Convention (September 12, 2007) Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (September 10, 2006) WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (August 10, 2006) Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (June 9, 2005) International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (June 29, 2004) Convention on Biological Diversity (October 31, 2002) Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (September 6, 2002) International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (August 21, 1996) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (March 28, 1995) Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO) (January 1, 1995) World Trade Organization (WTO) - Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) (1994) (January 1, 1995) United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (November 16, 1994) Protocol (I) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the protection of victims of international armed conflicts (July 17, 1985) Protocol (II) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts (July 17, 1985) Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property (September 22, 1972) Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (May 17, 1970) Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (September 6, 1969) Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field (March 2, 1968) Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea (March 2, 1968) Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (March 2, 1968) IP-relevant Bilateral Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Canada-Kuwait Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement ...

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