Member of PCT ? YES

Can Convention priority be claimed ? Yes- provided the amended claims and specifications are filed at the patent office before the substantive examination. The priority claim term shall be 12 months as of the date of first filing, according to Paris Convention. It is possible to enter a national phase patent application based on International PCT application. Such national phase applications must be filed within 30 months from the earliest priority filing date.

Patent Search YES

Novelty requirement Yes, worldwide

Deadline for filing supporting documents Yes- 90 days

Does the invention specification have to be translated for filing Yes, a translation into ARABIC is required

Required Documents 1- A Power of Attorney, duly legalized up to the Kuwait Consul.
 2- An extract from the commercial register of the applicant or a certified copy of the certificate of incorporation or of any equivalent document, if the applicant is a company, duly legalized up to the Kuwait Consul. 
3- If priority is claimed, date and number of corresponding foreign Patent,
 4- Specification, claims and abstract of the invention.
 5- Drawings.
 6- A Deed of Assignment, if the applicant is not the inventor, legalized up to the Kuwait Consul. The documents in 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6 must be filed, along with the application while, document in 2 can be submitted within 90 days from the filing date. 

Examination As to form, novelty, inventiveness, industrial applicability, unity, and compliance.

Publication Published in the official gazette after grant

Opposition 60 days from grant and publication of patent

Duration 20 years from the international filing date

Compulsory Licensing Working of patents is an official requirement. In case the owner of a patented invention in Bahrain fails to satisfy the stipulated working requirements of the country within 3 years, as of the date of grant, or within 4 years, as of the date of application, whichever is longer, the patent will be subject to compulsory licensing under the provisions of the law.

Annuities 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

Assignment Array

Trademark Search  Not Mandatory- Possible for Word marks and Device marks

Trademark Filing

Single/Multi-Class Jurisdiction Single class - a separate application for each class

Can services be registered YES

Can convention priority be claimed YES

Is the international classification Yes - Nice Classification, 11th addition

Documentation and information required to file  Power of Attorney duly legalized up to Bahrain Consulate or Apostilled  Certificate of Incorporation or an extract from the applicant’s entry in the Commercial Register, duly apostilled or legalized up to Bahrain Embassy or Consulate  Copy of priority document, if priority is claimed, certified.  Full name and address of the applicant.  Meaning/translation of the mark, if it is a wordmark.  Description of goods or services.  Specimen prints of the mark. (in JPEG format)

Opposition period after publication 60 days from publication date

Validity 10 years from filing date

Renewal due The trademark renewal can be requested as early as 12 months before the expiration date.

Grace Period Six (6) months after expiration, upon payment of a late renewal fee.

Documents required to renew A Power of Attorney signed in the name of the registered owner, legalized up to the Bahraini Consulate or authenticated by an Apostille.

Proof of use due None due

Documents required to file proof of use N/A

Documentation and information required to file the recordal of assignment

Documentation and information required to file the recordal of License

Documentation and information required to file the recordal of change of name or address Certificate of change of name/address, with Apostille certification/legalized A certificate issued by the competent authorities evidencing the changes or an affidavit proving the changes duly legalized or apostilled as above.

WIPO Convention, Brussels Convention,   Trademark Law Treaty, Berne Convention, Paris Convention, Rome Convention, WIPO Copyright Treaty, WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty, Patent Cooperation Treaty, Madrid Protocol, Nice Agreement, Patent Law Treaty, Budapest Treaty, World Intellectual Property Organization, World Trade Organization, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), GCC Patent Law.

Member of LOCARNO CLASSIFICATION No

Can Convention priority be claimed:

Claiming priority under Paris Convention is possible at present. Priority can be claimed within six months of the filing date of the prior application.

Novelty Requirement

Absolute novelty is required for allowing protection of industrial designs in Bahrain.

Patent search

YES

Deadline for filing supporting documents:

Yes- 90 days

Multiple designs

Applicable up to 50 figures if they are similar, constitute a unity and fall in the same international class. No, multiple-design applications are not permissible in Bahrain and a separate application must be filed for each design.

Required Documents:

1. Power of Attorney signed by the authorized signatory, notarized, and legalized up to Bahrain consulate or authenticated by an Apostille 2. The name, address, nationality and occupation or nature of business of the applicant. 3. A certified copy of the certificate of incorporation of the applicant company, legalized up to Bahrain consulate or authenticated by an Apostille, if no priority is to be claimed. 4. A certified copy of the priority document, if priority is to be claimed. 5. Three representations of each design.

Publication

Design applications accepted by the Registrar are published in the Official Gazette.

Opposition

No provisions

Duration

10 years from the filing date and can be renewed only once for a further period of 5 years.

Compulsory licensing.:

Annuities:

Paid annually after grant on the anniversary of the publication date with 6 months surcharge grace period. Renewal for 1 term of 5 Years within 12 months from the expiry date or 6 months after expiry date with surcharge.

Assignment:

1.Power of Attorney signed by the authorized signatory, notarized, and legalized up to Bahrain consulate or authenticated by an Apostille. 2.Duly legalized deed of assignment signed by the assignor and the assignee, legalized up to Bahrain consulate or authenticated by an Apostille.

Merger:

• Power of Attorney duly legalized up to Bahrain Consulate or Apostilled. • Certificate of merger / mortgage duly legalized or Apostilled as above.

Name / Address:

1. A Power of Attorney signed by the authorized signatory showing the new name or new address, notarized, and legalized up to Bahrain consulate or authenticated by an Apostille.      2. A certificate or any document issued by a competent authority attesting to the change of new name and/ or address of the company, legalized up to the Bahraini Consulate or authenticated by an Apostille.