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Bahrain is a member to
the
Paris Convention, and The
Nice Agreement for the International Classification of Goods and Services.
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The international classification of goods and
services is followed. A separate application
should be filed for each class. A Collective
mark could be registered
only with the permission of the Minister of
Commerce and Agriculture.
Applicant could be any natural person or a
corporate. |
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Upon filing, the application is
examined as to its form and registrability. The
Registrar has the right to impose limitations or modifications he may deem
necessary. An accepted application is published in the Official Gazette. Any interested
party may file an opposition to the
Trademark Committee within 60 days as from
the publication date.
If the Committee's decision is not satisfactory,
it could be appealed to the competent Court, whose decision is final. |
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In case of rejection or conditional acceptance,
the applicant may appeal to the Trademark
Committee within 60 days from receiving the
notification. If the Committee's decision is not satisfactory,
it could be appealed within 60 days to the competent Court, whose decision is final. |
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A
trademark protection is valid for 10 years as from the filing date, and renewable for similar
periods. The Trade mark Law provides 3 months grace period for late renewal. |
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A trademark could be assigned with or without the goodwill of the business, an assignment should be recorded
in order to be effective against third parties and should be published in the
Official Gazette.
Changes in the name of the registrant and/or his
address, registered user agreements, license and
amendments which do not affect the identity of
the mark substantially, limitation of the list
of goods and/or services covered by a trademark
registration, must be recorded and published.
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The
use of a trademark is not compulsory.
However, if the registrant fails to use his mark
for 5 consecutive years from the registration
date, any interested party may file a request to
the Court to cancel a trademark registration. |
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A
trademark registration could be cancelled in one
of the following cases:
a) Any party, who has been using the mark prior
to its registration, may request the Court,
within a period of 5 years from the filing date,
to remove the improperly registered mark;
b) The registrant could request the cancellation
of his mark;
A cancelled mark cannot be registered in favor of a third party for a period
of 3 years from the cancellation date. |
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Illegal or un-authorized use of a registered
trademark or use of a fake or counterfeited
trademark in bad faith is considered as
infringement act, punishable according to the
Law, and the registrant could file criminal
and/or civil cases against infringers. A
criminal case could be filed to the competent
authority, for the confiscation and destruction
of the infringed goods; while a civil case could
be filed to the Civil Court for establishment of
the infringement fact, suspension of the
infringement act, destruction of the infringed
goods, and compensation for damages and losses. |
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Search |
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Official fees |
ST&P |
Total (US$) |
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1- |
Search for one mark
in one class: |
85.-- |
115.-- |
200.-- |
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New
Trademark Application |
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Official fees |
ST&P |
Total (US$) |
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1- |
Filing
one trademark application in one class: |
85.-- |
315.-- |
400.-- |
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2- |
Preparing
prints of the mark: |
0.-- |
20.-- |
20.-- |
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3- |
Publication in the Official Gazette: |
85.-- |
115.-- |
200.-- |
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4- |
Registration
fees of one mark in one class: |
170.-- |
180.-- |
350.-- |
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0 |
0 |
Total |
970.-- |
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Simultaneous Application |
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Official fees |
ST&P |
Total (US$) |
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1- |
Filing
one trademark application in one class: |
85.-- |
265.-- |
350.-- |
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2- |
Preparing
prints of the mark: |
0.-- |
20.-- |
20.-- |
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3- |
Publication in the Official Gazette: |
85.-- |
115.-- |
200.-- |
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4- |
Registration
fees of one mark in one class: |
170.-- |
180.-- |
350.-- |
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0 |
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Total |
920.-- |
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Trademark Renewal |
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Official fees |
ST&P |
Total (US$) |
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1- |
Filing
an application for renewal of a trademark
registration |
0 |
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0 |
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within the last year of the protection
period: |
165.-- |
285.-- |
450.-- |
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2- |
Publication in the Official Gazette: |
0.-- |
0.-- |
0.-- |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
Total |
450.-- |
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3- |
Fine
for late renewal during the grace period: |
85.-- |
115.-- |
200.-- |
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Other
Services |
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Official fees |
ST&P |
Total (US$) |
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1- |
Recording
Assignment or License or User Agreement or
Pledge or |
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Security Interest of one mark in one class,
excl. publication: |
110.-- |
240.-- |
350.-- |
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2- |
Amendment
of a registered mark, excluding publication: |
55.-- |
245.-- |
300.-- |
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3- |
Recording
a change of owner's name, excluding
publication: |
55.-- |
245.-- |
300.-- |
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4- |
Recording
a change of owner's address, excluding
publication: |
55.-- |
245.-- |
300.-- |
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5- |
Cancellation
of a trademark registration, excluding
publication: |
55.-- |
245.-- |
300.-- |
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6- |
Publication in the Official Gazette: |
0.-- |
0.-- |
0.-- |
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Infringement |
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Official fees |
ST&P |
Total (US$) |
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1- |
Drafting
and sending a Cease and Desist letter (one
target): |
0.-- |
800.-- |
800.-- |
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- each additional target: |
0.-- |
250.-- |
250.-- |
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2- |
Filing criminal case against infringers: |
990.-- |
3,010.-- |
4,000.-- |
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Filing
a Civil case against infringers (minimum): |
2,500.-- |
7,000.-- |
9,500.-- |
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Disbursements |
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Official fees |
ST&P |
Total (US$) |
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1- |
Replying
to an Official action: |
55.-- |
195.-- |
250.-- |
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2- |
Amendment
of an application: |
55.-- |
195.-- |
250.-- |
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3- |
Appeal
against an Official rejection incl. 2
hearing sessions: |
55.-- |
345.-- |
400.-- |
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4- |
Responding to an opposition incl. 2 hearing
sessions: |
55.-- |
295.-- |
350.-- |
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5- |
Filing
an opposition against a published trademark
including |
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2 hearing sessions: |
55.-- |
1,245.-- |
1,300.-- |
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6- |
Attending
additional hearing sessions (each session): |
15.-- |
235.-- |
250.-- |
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7- |
Claiming
Convention priority: |
0.-- |
50.-- |
50.-- |
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Late
filing of documents: |
0.-- |
50.-- |
50.-- |
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9- |
Applying
for extension of time: |
55.-- |
145.-- |
200.-- |
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10- |
Recording
change of agent's representation: |
55.-- |
145.-- |
200.-- |
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11- |
Obtaining
a certified copy of a trademark application: |
15.-- |
135.-- |
150.-- |
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12- |
Obtaining
a certified copy of a certificate of
registration: |
22.-- |
128.-- |
150.-- |
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13- |
Translation
of documents (per Arabic page): |
0.-- |
35.-- |
35.-- |
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14- |
Local
legalization of documents (per document): |
15.-- |
15.-- |
30.-- |
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Trademarks
