Article 120 of Companies Law

A public shareholding company must have a name indicating its purpose, and this name may not be derived from the name of a natural person except in the following cases: 1. If its purpose is to exploit a trademark or an intellectual property right registered in that person’s name. 2. If the company acquires a commercial establishment bearing the name of a natural person. 3. If conversion into a public shareholding company is effected from a company whose firm name includes the name of a natural person. In all cases, the company’s name must be followed by the phrase “Kuwaiti Public Shareholding Company” or the abbreviation “K. P. S. C.” Chapter Two Conditions for Incorporating a Public Shareholding Company