Reinstatement of priority is accepted on grounds of "due care."
20 years
via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
no
no
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.
no
- Authorization Fee: None
- Annuity: The annual fee shall be paid year by year from the second year from the date of the granted announcement. If the annual fee is overdue, it can be paid within a grace period of 6 months, but a penalty of 160.00 Bahraini Dinar (large entity) must be paid at the same time.
MOIC only conducts formality examination on designs.
no
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