Kuwait Adopts Nice New Classification of Goods and Services

KUWAIT – Kuwait has issued the Ministerial Decision No. 412 of 2008, which stipulates the amendment of the Implementing Regulations of its Trademark Law issued by the Ministerial Decision No. 8 for the year 1995.

The new amendments Kuwait has adapted extend its classification of goods and services to include classes 42, 43, 44 and 45 of Nice Classification of Goods and Services for the registration of trademarks/service marks. The Ministerial Decision became effective on the date of its publishing in the Official Gazette on November 2, 2008.

Accordingly, the classes 42 to 45 in Kuwait will be as follows in a manner similar to the Nice Classification:

CLASS 42

Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto; industrial analysis and research services; design and development of computer hardware and software.

CLASS 43

Services for providing food and drink; temporary accommodation.

CLASS 44

Medical services; veterinary services; hygienic and beauty care for human beings or animals; agriculture, horticulture and forestry services.

CLASS 45

Legal services; security services for the protection of property and individuals; personal and social services rendered by others to meet the needs of individuals.

The Nice Classification consists of a classification of goods and services for the purposes of registering trademarks and service marks. It is based on the Nice Agreement that is administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The Ninth Edition of the Classification has been in force since January 1, 2007.