Trademark in Bahrain

Despite being not mandatory, a trademark search is an important part in the whole process of trademark registration. As a part of our comprehensive service, we conduct searches for the official trademark registry and also on the internet to determine whether or not the potential trademark is identical or confusingly similar to other registered trademarks. This being an important part makes the brand owner avoid any further litigation.

Bahrain does not allow any multi-class application and a separate application needs to be filed. There are two ways for going ahead of trademark registration. Nationals of Bahrain can file at the Industrial Property Directorate in their Trademark Office while the Foreigners can submit through Intellectual Property firm in Bahrain. Everything is online where the proprietor can use the online portal for trademark registration and even for other trademark related prosecution services.

Following documents are needs for Trademark Registration:

• An image of the trademark in JPEG format
• A Power of Attorney signed by the applicant and notarized by a Notary Public and it should be legalized
• Certificate of incorporation of the applicant’s company
• Certificate issued by the Registrar of Companies
• Proof for the applicant’s company’s entry in the Commercial Register

After filing for trademark registration, the application will be reviewed by the Trademark Office so as to check whether any same or similar trademark or any marks are not already registered or has previously applied by any other applicant. The trademark office will also review if the application has met all the requirements as per the Trademark Law. In case the requirements are not met, the examining official will raise an objection to the mark. Thereafter, the mark will be accepted for registration and then be published in the Gazette of the Patent and Trademark Office. This way, the trademark office will open up 60-days window for any opposition for any interested party to object the same. In case of no opposition, a registration certificate will be issued by the Industrial Property Directorate of Bahrain. Moving forward, the trademark registration will be valid for 10 years from the date of filing owing to further renewal. Even if, the trademark owner does not renew the trademark, third parties are not allowed to apply till 3 years are lapse from the date of cancellation.