The official language of the proceedings before the Kuwaiti Patent Office is Arabic.

Multiple-class applications are not possible in Kuwait. A separate application must be filed for each class.

• Classification
  The International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks under the Nice Agreement is followed in Kuwait. The trademark law does not provide for the protection of trademarks covering alcoholic drinks in classes 32 and 33 and pork meat in class 29. Class No. 33 has been completely dropped and the international class 34 has been reinstated for tobacco products. A separate application should be filed with respect to each class of goods and services.
• Convention Priority
• Kuwait is a member of international treaties such as the "Paris Convention" If an applicant has already filed a trademark application in another Paris Convention member country, they can file the same trademark application in Kuwait within six months and enjoy priority. This means the filing date of the first application will be considered the priority date in Kuwait.
• Examination Procedure
• Once a trademark application is filed, the trademark is examined as to its registrability. In case the Registrar rejects a trademark, the applicant may file an appeal in court within 60 days as of the date of the official notification. Trademark applications accepted by the Registrar will be published in the Official web site of the Trademarks Office. There is a 60-day period open for filing opposition by any interested party. The statement of opposition to the registration of a trademark should be submitted to the Registrar within the prescribed term of 60 days, as of the date of the publication of the relevant notice in the Official web site of the Trademarks Office.
• An opposition statement requires a counter statement to be filed within 60 days by the applicant in order to maintain the trademark application in force. All opposed trademark applications remain pending with the Registrar until he takes a decision or a court decision is issued in favor of either party or an amicable settlement is reached by the parties concerned. In the absence of opposition, the relative e-certificate of registration will be issued in the Official web site of the Trademarks Office.
• Opposition
  Trademark applications accepted by the Registrar will be published in the Official web site of the Trademarks Office. There is a 60-day period open for filing opposition by any interested party. The statement of opposition to the registration of a trademark should be submitted to the Registrar within the prescribed term of 60 days, as of the date of the publication of the relevant notice in the Official web site of the Trademarks Office.
• Duration and Renewal

A trademark registration is valid for 10 years as of the date of filing the application, renewable for similar periods of 10 years each upon submitting an application for renewal during the last year of the protection period of the trademark.

The trademark law provides for a 6-month grace period for late renewal of a trademark registration subject to the payment of a lateness fine.