Kuwait: registering a trademark costs an estimated US$1,605 for one class, plus US$1,605 for each further class. Kuwait is not a member of the Madrid System, so a trademark must be filed directly with its office. Kuwait is a leading import market for meat, dairy and preserved foods (class 29) and beer and soft drinks (class 32). It is also one of the world's leading exporters of hydrocarbon derivatives.
Figures by trademark class count branded goods only: raw commodities that are traded mostly without brands - such as gold bars, fuel, bulk chemicals, grain and fabric by the metre - are left out. Hong Kong, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates are left out of the rankings, as much of their trade is re-exported.
Goods where Kuwait is among the world's 3 largest exporters, has at least 15% of world exports, or that make up at least 25% of its own exports - of at least US$500m a year.
Our estimate is about US$1,605 for one class, from filing to registration: about US$1,027 in official fees and about US$578 in professional (law firm) fees. Each further class costs about as much again (US$1,605). Responses to office actions and oppositions are not included. These are estimates only: the actual cost depends on the law firm and the application. Request a quote from a law firm on this site for an exact price.
Kuwait is not a member of the Madrid System, so a trademark must be filed directly with its office.
Kuwait's 10 largest import markets by trademark class are vehicles (class 12, US$5.6bn), electronics and software (class 9, US$3.7bn), machines (class 7, US$2.6bn), pharmaceuticals (class 5, US$2.1bn), clothing, footwear and headwear (class 25, US$1.7bn), jewellery and watches (class 14, US$1.6bn), cosmetics and cleaning (class 3, US$1.0bn), meat, dairy and preserved foods (class 29, US$968m), coffee, tea, bakery and confectionery (class 30, US$788m) and furniture (class 20, US$574m). Within its region, it stands out for meat, dairy and preserved foods (#2 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan), beer and soft drinks (#2 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan), jewellery and watches (#3 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan), chemicals (#3 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan), cosmetics and cleaning (#4 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan) and vehicles (#4 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan). Imports are growing fastest for chemicals (26% a year), pharmaceuticals (21% a year) and meat, dairy and preserved foods (7% a year). Foreign applicants filed 7,681 trademark classes in Kuwait in 2024 - #11 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan - a sign of how many brand owners already protect their marks there.
Kuwait's exports of goods came to US$66.7bn in 2024. Its 10 largest exports were crude oil (US$28.8bn, 43% of its exports, #13 in the world), refined petroleum products (US$24.3bn, 36% of its exports, #10 in the world), natural gas and LPG (US$3.7bn, 6% of its exports, #20 in the world), cyclic hydrocarbons (US$1.3bn, 2% of its exports, #11 in the world), cars (US$1.1bn, 2% of its exports, #33 in the world), polyethylene (US$954m, 1% of its exports, #19 in the world), hydrocarbon derivatives (US$802m, 1% of its exports, #1 in the world), industrial alcohols (US$779m, 1% of its exports, #16 in the world), aircraft, helicopters and spacecraft (US$610m, 1% of its exports, #18 in the world) and petroleum coke and bitumen (US$306m, 0% of its exports, #19 in the world). By trademark class, its 10 largest exports were vehicles (class 12, US$1.6bn, #40 in the world), electronics and software (class 9, US$340m, #75 in the world), machines (class 7, US$264m, #66 in the world), cosmetics and cleaning (class 3, US$160m, #64 in the world), meat, dairy and preserved foods (class 29, US$151m, #78 in the world), jewellery and watches (class 14, US$116m, #49 in the world), clothing, footwear and headwear (class 25, US$115m, #87 in the world), coffee, tea, bakery and confectionery (class 30, US$84m, #81 in the world), chemicals (class 1, US$68m, #52 in the world) and pharmaceuticals (class 5, US$51m, #82 in the world). Where goods are made and exported, copies are often made too: a registered trademark there lets you act against counterfeits at the source, including with the help of customs.
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