4 years
2 years
no
no
MOIC conducts formality examination and substantive examination of invention patent applications. A request for substantive examination should be submitted after passing the formality examination, and other national patent offices other than Bahrain can be selected for examination.
4 years
20 years
The initial term of protection is 10 years, and upon application by the right holder in the last year of the term of protection, it can be renewed for 5 years, with a total of 15 years after the renewal.
Bahrain Industrial Property Council
English: Ministry of Industry and Commerce, abbreviation: MOIC
Website: Home (moic.gov.bh)
Bahrain Invention Patent Search: WIPO - Search International and National Patent Collections
yes. A maximum of 50 designs may be included in a patent application under the same subject matter.
no