Bahrain Trademark Registration Costs and Registration Procedures |
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Unless otherwise indicated, Bahrain Trademark Registration stated in this quotation refers to trademark registrations in accordance with the Law No. 6 of 2014 on Approval of the Trademarks Law of the Gulf Cooperation Council States. All fees in this quotation are valid until 30 June 2025.
The legal basis of Bahrain trademark is the Law No. 6 of 2014 on Approval of the Trademarks Law of the Gulf Cooperation Council States. Bahrainis a member of the Paris Convention and Madrid Union. Bahrain adopts first-to-file basis for trademark protection. Trademark registration is valid for 10 years from the date of application and could be renewed for 10 years before the expiry date.
Our fees for filing an application in Bahrain are USD1,150 (HKD9,085) for each class. The fees cover 20 goods/services per class. Each 10 items (less than 10 items will be calculated as 10 items) in excess of 20 will be charged at USD10 (HKD79). The fee for registration is USD1,530(HKD12,087) for each class.
For the purpose of registering a trademark in Bahrain, you will need to provide some basic information of the proprietor (individual or company), such as the full name, address, nationality, date of use of the trademark or intend to use and a original Power of Attorney signed by the applicant and notarized be-fore a Notary Public and legalized up to the Bahrain Consulate in applicant’s country. You are also re-quested to select the goods/services for each class.
A registration in Bahrain usually takes 8 - 12 months from the date of filing the application which in-cludes 2 months of Publication for the Opposition period.
If the application is being rejected by Bahrain Directorate of Foreign Trade and IP or opposed by any third party, Kaizen can help to response to the rejection or opposition and our fees will be quoted upon request.
Bahrain Directorate of Foreign Trade and IP will not issue paper Certificate of Registration for the reg-istrations, only an electronic Certificate of Registration will be issued.
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The fees cover the following services:- (1) Conduct 1-time preliminary identical search for word mark – without report; (2) Analysis the registrability of the mark; (3) Classify the goods/services; (4) Translate the goods/services into the specified language (first 20 items at no cost); (5) Country-specific adaptation and conversion of goods/services designation where applicable (first 20 items at no cost). |
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2 . | Calculation of Registration Costs |
Example 1: One mark one class |
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3 . | Materials Required for Filing of Trademark Application in Bahrain | ||||||||||
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Payment Term and Payment Method |
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Upon receipt of your confirmation of engagement, we will issue and send an invoice together with the wiring instructions to you for your settlement. When you arrange the payment, please put our invoice number of account number in the message section and then send email a copy of the re-mittance receipt to us for our records. Because of the nature of service, we require full payment in advance. And once the service is commenced, no refund of service fee will be made.
We accept cash, HKD check, TT and credit card through Paypal. An extra handling fee of 5% will be charged if paid by Paypal. If a China or Taiwan Value-Added Tax invoice is required, 7.5% or 5% additional charge will be incurred.
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Refund Policy |
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No refund of fees will be made after the commencement of services. For example, if we have conducted a pre-filing search and found an identical mark is already in the register, the application will not be processed, and the fees for the pre-filing search will not be refunded. If we have al-ready filed an application and the application is refused or objected by Trademark Office or any other party, there will be no refund of fees.
If you have prepaid our fees for all three stages of an application and the search result indicates that an identical mark is already in the register, the application will not be processed. The fees for the non-rendered services, i.e., filing for application and issuing of certificate of registration, will be refunded after deducting the incurred bank wiring charges.
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