Reinstatement of priority is accepted on grounds of "due care."
MOIC only conducts formality examination on designs.
Filing Language: Arabic
Necessary documents:
- Exterior Design Picture (Six Views)
- A Brief Description
Attachments (if any):
- Power of Attorney
- Priority certificate and its Arabic translation
- Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
- Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
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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.
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Bahrain Industrial Property Council
English: Ministry of Industry and Commerce, abbreviation: MOIC
Website: Home (moic.gov.bh)
Bahrain Utility Model Patent Search: WIPO - Search International and National Patent Collections
via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
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Reinstatement of priority is accepted on grounds of "due care."
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