Explore IP Landscape:
Kuwait
Kuwait has been a member of WIPO since 1998 and is a signatory to over 3 WIPO treaties.
The national IP offices of Kuwait are the National Library of Kuwait and the Trademarks and Patents Department at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. The offices are located in Kuwait City.
Contact information
Intellectual property landscape: Kuwait
WIPO memberships
- Membership of WIPO treaties and WIPO bodies
- Treaty notifications
- National statements at WIPO assemblies
IP legal information
- WIPO lex database for IP laws, regulations, judgements and treaties
IP statistics
- Statistical IP profile including data on patent, utility models, trademark and industrial design applications
Global Innovation Index ranking
Kuwait ranks 71st among the 136 economies featured in the GII 2024.
The Global Innovation Index (GII) ranks world economies according to their innovation capabilities. Consisting of roughly 80 indicators, grouped into innovation inputs and outputs, the GII aims to capture the multi-dimensional facets of innovation.
Learn moreUse of WIPO global IP services & products: Kuwait
Patents
PATENTSCOPE
- The PATENTSCOPE database provides access to published international PCT applications in full-text on the day of publication, patent documents from participating national and regional offices, and non-patent literature.
- Office of origin - Search patent applications filed through the PCT System in: Kuwait
- Designated office - Search patent applications filed through the PCT System seeking protection in: Kuwait
PCT System – the international patent system
- The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) allows inventors to apply for patent protection in over 150 countries through a single procedure.
- PCT eGuide: Detailed information on requirements relating to PCT applications
- ePCT office profile: Details on IP office procedures in the context of the PCT electronic filings system (ePCT)
WIPO news and events: Kuwait
News
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Kuwaiti Trademarks Added to the Global Brand Database
February 8, 2018 -
Kuwait Joins International Patent System (photo on Flickr)
June 10, 2016 -
Kuwait Joins Key Copyright and Industrial Property Conventions (photo on Flickr)
September 2, 2014
