Bahrain
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
11th edition – single class application
Possible for word and device marks
On formal, absolute, and relative grounds
60 days from publication date
10 years from filing date and renewable for like periods
Vulnerable to cancellation if mark has not been used for 5 consecutive years from filing date.
EXTENSION OF TIME
Not possible for filing oppositions, counter oppositions, and responding to office actions
REQUIREMENTS
TREATIES AND CONVENTIONS
World Intellectual Property Organization, World Trade Organization, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Berne Convention, Brussels Convention, Hague Convention, Paris Convention, Patent Law Treaty, Rome Convention, Trademark Law Treaty, WIPO Copyright Treaty, WIPO Performances & Phonograms Treaty, Madrid Protocol, Patent Cooperation Treaty, Nice Agreement, GCC Patent Law
REGISTRATION
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of incorporation, with Apostille certification/legalized; or certificate from the chamber of commerce indicating the nature of business, with Apostille certification/legalized
- Copy of priority document, if priority is claimed, certified
What you need to know
- All the documents must be submitted at the time of filing
RENEWAL
Filing Requirements
- No additional documents are required
What you need to know
- Grace period of 6 months
CHANGE OF NAME OR ADDRESS
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of change of name/address, with Apostille certification/legalized
What you need to know
- May be recorded for registrations only
ASSIGNMENT
Filing Requirements
What you need to know
- Trademarks may be assigned with or without the goodwill of the business concerned
- May be recorded for registrations only
MERGER
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of merger, with Apostille certification/legalized
What you need to know
- May be recorded for registrations only
LICENSE
Filing Requirements
- License agreement, with Apostille certification/legalized
What you need to know
- License recordal is not compulsory but advisable in order to be effective against third parties
- May be recorded for registrations only
- Separate POAs are required from the licensee and licensor
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Published and granted patents may be searched by title, abstract, inventor(s), priority information, subject matter and patentee(s) name
60 days from grant and publication of patent
As to form, novelty, inventiveness, industrial applicability, unity and compliance
Due annually on the anniversary of the international filing date and payable after grant. Grace period of 6 months for late payment with a surcharge
Published in the official gazette after grant
20 years from the international filing date
REQUIREMENTS
REGISTRATION
Filing Requirements
- Copy of priority document, if priority is claimed, with Apostille certification, along with drawings
- Assignment from inventors with Apostille certification
- Complete specifications in English
- Copy of international application and publication
- Copy of the international search report
- Complete specifications in Arabic
CHANGE OF NAME OR ADDRESS
Filing Requirements
- Extract from the commercial register showing old and new names/addresses, with Apostille certification/legalized
What you need to know
- Documents must be translated into Arabic upon submission
ASSIGNMENT
Filing Requirements
What you need to know
- Documents must be translated into Arabic upon submission
LICENSE
Filing Requirements
- License agreement with Apostille certification/legalized
What you need to know
- Documents must be translated into Arabic upon submission
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
10 years from filing date
As to form, novelty and industrial applicability
Admissible for up to 50 figures
A maintenance fee is due annually on the date of first publication.
There is a 6-month grace period for late payment with a surcharge
No
No provisions
Registration
Filing Requirements
- POA, legalized
- Copy of home or any foreign registration, legalized
- Representation of the design
- Description of the design
- Copy of priority document, if priority is claimed, legalized
What you need to know
- All documents must be submitted at the time of filing
RENEWAL
Filing Requirements
- No additional documents are required
What you need to know
- Allowed for one term of 5 years
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