Trademarks - Filing Requirements (Bahrain)

A Trademark shall mean everything that takes a distinctive form such as names, words, signatures, characters, codes, numbers, signposts, seals, drawings, sounds, smells, pictures, inscriptions, packaging, figurative elements, figures, colours, combinations of colours, or any combination thereof or any other sign or a group of signs if used or intended to be used in distinguishing goods or services of an establishment from goods or services of another establishment , or to indicate the performance of certain services, or to distinguish goods or services as regards their source, ingredients, method of manufacture, quality, identity, or any other characteristics.

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Filing Requirements

Power of attorney legalised by the Consulate of Bahrain or appostilled. Copy of the certificate of incorporation and extract from the commercial register. Notes

Late filing of documents: allowed within 3 months from filing date without penalty. Extension of time for late filing of documents: not allowed. Renewal Requirements

Power of attorney legalised by the Consulate of Bahrain or appostilled. Photocopy of the registration certificate of the subject mark. Search Requirements

No documents are required. Assignment Requirements

Power of attorney by the assignor, legalised by the Consulate of Bahrain or appostilled. Power of attorney by the assignee., legalised by the Consulate of Bahrain or appostilled Deed of assignment signed by the assignor and assignee, legalised or appostilled. Copy of the certificate of incorporation and extract from...