Trademarks
General Information
- Classification - 11th edition — Single class filing
- Search - Possible for word and device marks
- Examination - Formality, substantive and relative grounds
- Opposition period - 60 days from publication date
- Extension of time - Not possible for filing oppositions, counter oppositions, and responding to office actions
- Term of protection - 10 years from filing date and renewable for like periods
- Use - Not mandatory, but non-use exposes the mark to cancellation actions interested parties
Filing Requirements
- A Power of Attorney duly legalized by Apostille OR the Bahraini Consulate.
- An Extract from the Commercial Register of the applicant or a Certificate of Incorporation (reflecting the company activity), duly legalized by Apostille OR the Bahraini Consulate.
- A certified copy of the priority document in case of claiming priority.
Renewal
- A Power of Attorney duly legalized by Apostille OR the Bahraini Consulate.
Assignment
- A Power of Attorney from the Assignee legalized by Apostille OR the Bahraini Consulate.
- A Deed of Assignment duly legalized by Apostille OR the Bahraini Consulate.
- An Extract from the Commercial Register or a Certificate of Incorporation of the Assignee legalized by Apostille OR the Bahraini Consulate.
Merger
- A Power of Attorney duly legalized by Apostille OR the Bahraini Consulate.
- Merger document duly legalized by Apostille OR the Bahraini Consulate.
- A Power of Attorney duly legalized by Apostille OR the Bahraini Consulate reflecting the new name or address.
- A Certificate of change of name or address duly legalized by Apostille OR the Bahraini Consulate.
License
- A Power of Attorney duly legalized by Apostille OR the Bahraini Consulate.
- A License document duly legalized by Apostille OR the Bahraini Consulate.
Change of Name or Address
- A Power of Attorney duly legalized by Apostille OR the Bahraini Consulate reflecting the new name or address.
- A Certificate of change of name or address duly legalized by Apostille OR the Bahraini Consulate.
Sound Mark
- A Power of Attorney duly legalized by Apostille OR the Bahraini Consulate.
- An Extract from the Commercial Register of the applicant or a Certificate of Incorporation (reflecting to company activity), duly legalized by Apostille OR the Bahraini Consulate.
- Musical note composition of the sound mark.
- A Compact Disk containing the music piece in MP3 audio file or any other compatible format.
Patents
General Information
- Search - Suspended
- Examination - Formality and substantive
- Publication - Published in the official gazette after grant
- Opposition period - 60 days from grant and publication of patent
- Annuities - Paid annually on the anniversary of the international filing date and payable after grant. A grace period of 6 months is allowed for late payment with an extra charge
- Term of protection - 20 years from the international filing date
Filing Requirements
- National Patent Application -
- A notarized Power of Attorney (If the applicant is Bahraini Nationality or resident) /A Power of Attorney duly legalized by Apostille OR the Bahraini Consulate (If the applicant nonresident).
- A Deed of Assignment from the inventor(s) duly legalized by Apostille OR the Bahraini Consulate (notarized for resident).
- An Extract from the applicant’s entry on the Commercial Register or Articles of Incorporation.
- The priority document. If the said document is in a language other than English, an English and a certified Arabic translation of the same must be provided thereof.
- Specification, abstract, claims and drawings in English, together with a certified Arabic translation.
- Certificate of Deposit of microorganism culture if the application is related to microorganisms.
- Documents indicating that the inventor got the genetic resource or traditional knowledge legally (if the application is related to genetic resources or traditional knowledge).
- PCT Patent Application -
- A Power of Attorney duly legalized by Apostille OR the Bahraini Consulate
- A Deed of Assignment from the inventor(s), duly legalized by Apostille OR the Bahraini Consulate.
- A copy of the priority document. If the said document is in a language other than English, an English and a certified Arabic translation of the same must be provided thereof.
- Specification, abstract, claims and drawings in English, together with a certified Arabic translation.
- PCT documents Publication Sheet and Search and Examination Reports. (Optional)
- Certificate of Deposit of microorganism culture if the application is related to microorganisms.
- Documents indicating that the inventor got the genetic resource or traditional knowledge legally (if the application is related to genetic resources or traditional knowledge).
Assignment
- A Power of Attorney from the Assignee duly legalized by Apostille OR the Bahraini Consulate.
- A Deed of Assignment duly legalized by Apostille OR the Bahraini Consulate.
Industrial designs
General Information
- Term of protection - 10 years from filing date
- Examination - Formality, novelty and industrial applicability
- Annuities - A maintenance fee is due annually on the date of first publication. There is a 6-month grace period for late payment of annuities with an extra charge
- Application with multiple figures - Acceptable for up to 50 figures
Filing Requirements
- A Power of Attorney duly legalized by Apostille OR the Bahraini Consulate.
- A Deed of Assignment from the designer(s), duly legalized by Apostille OR the Bahraini Consulate.
- An Extract from the applicant’s entry on the Commercial Register or Articles of Incorporation, or Association, also legalized by Apostille OR the Bahraini Consulate.
- A certified copy of the priority document. If the said document is in a language other than English, an English translation of the same must be provided thereof, together with an Arabic translation.
- Three representations of the design.
Assignment
- A Power of Attorney from the Assignee duly legalized by Apostille OR the Bahraini Consulate.
- A Deed of Assignment duly legalized by Apostille OR the Bahraini Consulate.
- An Extract from the Commercial Register or Certificate of Incorporation of the applicant, duly legalized by Apostille OR the Bahraini Consulate.
Change of Name or Address
- A Power of Attorney duly legalized by Apostille OR the Bahraini Consulate reflecting the new name or address.
- A Certificate of change of name or address duly legalized by Apostille OR the Bahraini Consulate.
