KUWAIT
August 01, 2017
The Kuwaiti Patent Office recently announced that, in collaboration with the Gulf Cooperation Council Patent Office, they have completed all outstanding formal examinations for patents. It is anticipated that the KPO will communicate this news directly to the agents of records and advise on the next steps that are, at the moment, still unclear.
According to regulations, an applicant will have a non-extendable 3 months from the date of notification, for the amendment of any formal defects.
The announcement comes with the anticipation that the KPO will soon be starting with a clean slate and beginning operation within the PCT.