Trademark Renewal Guide in Kuwait

The trademarks in Kuwait become due for renewal every 10 Gregorian years from the filing date, and you have 6 months after the expiry date as a grace period to settle the renewal fees with the delay fine of a 50% increase in official fees for the delay.

The trademark has to be renewed in due time. The applicant of the trademark can get assistance from a law firm on an intellectual property specialist to assist with the trademark renewal process.

Trademarks are registered and renewed at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry in Kuwait. The trademark department within the Ministry of Commerce and Industry is responsible for trademark renewals and trademark registrations in Kuwait.

Costs relating to trademark renewals are both official and professional. Official fees are fees paid to the government for processing your trademark renewal and are required to be paid one time.

A trademark lasts for 10 years from the filing date in Kuwait and can be renewed within the last year of protection.

A Trademark in Kuwait should be renewed every 10 years from the filing date. After renewing the trademark, it becomes renewable for similar consecutive periods (10 years) indefinitely in Kuwait. While a trademark lasts for 10 years from the filing date, it can be renewed within the last 12 months of protection. Trademark renewals can be filed 12 months before the expiry date.

It is important to renew your trademark within due time, or the trademark office will make the trademark owner pay penalties for the delay in settling renewal fees. The trademark office may also cancel your trademark.

Trademark renewals can be filed 6 months after the expiry date in a period called the grace period.

• The trademarks in Kuwait become due for renewal every 10 Gregorian years from the filing date.

• Trademark renewals can be filed 12 months before the expiry date.

• Trademark renewals can be filed 6 months after the expiry date in a period called the grace period.

• Official fees for trademark renewals and penalty charges for late renewals in Kuwait are both high. It is vital to hire a trademark agent with a reputation that guarantees meeting the deadline and will not take the funds and disappear.

• While it seems straightforward, as official fees for trademark renewals and as penalty charges for late renewals in Kuwait are both high and increasing with every month of delay, it is best to hire an expert in the field with reasonable fees.

• For trademark renewals in Kuwait - if the applicant’s name and/or address in the POA is different from that mentioned in the certificate of registration, a change of name and/or address application should be filed before filing the renewal application.

• For trademark renewals in Kuwait - if another agent filed the mark, a change of agent does not have to be filed unless you would like the new agent to handle all communication relating to the trademark. It is very important to ensure whoever the agent on file is updated and accurate to stay on top of any legal issue filed against the trademark registered.