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2. Bahrain's trademark law belongs to the civil law system, and the acquisition of trademark rights is based on the principle of prior registration;
3. Bahrain's trademark law protects commodity trademarks, service trademarks, joint trademarks, collective trademarks, and color trademarks;
4. Bahrain adopts the Nice Agreement as the classification of goods and services;
5. Official language: Arabic;
6. Single category system
Bahrain is a signatory to international intellectual property treaties such as the Paris Convention, the Nice Agreement, and the WIPO Convention. It has also joined the Madrid Protocol. Therefore, trademark registration in Bahrain can be obtained through either the "single country registration" method or the "Madrid international registration designating Bahrain" method.
The Bahrain trademark is valid for 10 years after registration, starting from the date of application; Renewal can be processed within one year before the expiration date, with a grace period of six months; The renewal is valid for 10 years.
If a trademark is not actually used in the country for five consecutive years after registration, anyone may apply for revocation, except for force majeure.
1. Applicant's name and address;
2. Categories and names of goods/services that require protection;
3. Trademark design;
4. Authorization letter authentication;
5. Certification of domestic or foreign basic certificates/business registration certificates.
Before applying for trademark registration, searching is an essential step. Our company suggests that the applicant conduct a search of the applied trademark to determine whether it is duplicated or similar to others; The second is to determine whether our trademark complies with the government's standards for trademark laws.
Kind reminder: A trademark takes a long time from application to approval and registration. If the trademark registration application is rejected, on the one hand, the trademark registration fee will be lost, and on the other hand, a new application for registration will be made
The trademark will take longer, and it is still unknown whether it can be approved for registration again. Therefore, our company reminds us to carefully search for the trademark before registration.
If the search results show that no one else has previously used the same or similar trademark on similar goods or services, an application can be submitted. Normally, trademark applicants can submit their own trademark applications, but it is recommended to entrust our company to handle the trademark application on their behalf. Our trademark lawyer will track and supervise the entire process of your trademark registration until it is completed.
After the application is submitted, the Trademark Office conducts a legality review of the submitted application documents, trademark designs, power of attorney, and other related documents; Those who meet the requirements will be granted the application date and application number.
According to the law, review whether the trademark has registrability, whether it is the same or similar to a previously registered trademark, and whether it violates the prohibition clause of the Trademark Law. For trademarks that fail substantive examination, the Bahraini examiner will notify the applicant in writing and inform them of the reasons for rejection. The applicant may submit a re examination within the time limit from the date of receiving the rejection notice. Otherwise, the application will be deemed abandoned, and the application date and number will not be retained.
After the trademark is reviewed, the applicant will be informed that the trademark application has been accepted and published in the trademark announcement. Anyone can raise objections within the 3-month announcement period, stating their reasons and submitting relevant evidence.
Trademarks that have been ruled to be eligible for registration after opposition, or trademarks that have been published without opposition, will be granted registration and a registration certificate will be issued. The entire smooth application process (if there are no rejections, objections, etc.) will take approximately 26-28 months.
