Intellectual property in Bahrain

Intellectual Property

National Organisations: The Foreign Trade and Industrial Property Services of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.
Regional Organisations: Bahrain participates in the work of the GCC Patent Office.
International Membership: Member of the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization)
Signatory to the Paris Convention For the Protection of Intellectual Property
Membership to the TRIPS agreement - Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)

Type of property and law	Validity	International Agreements Signed
Patent Act No. 1 of 2004 on Patents And Utility Models et Act No. 14 of 2006 amending some provisions of Law No. 1 of 2004 in respect of Patents and Utility Models	Patents are protected for 20 years (ten years for utility models) from the date of filing or, if priority is claimed, from the date on which it is claimed.	Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
Trademark Legislative Decree No. 11 of 2006 in respect of Trade Marks	Trademark registration is valid for 10 years starting from the day of filing the demand (Decree No. 11 in respect of Trade Marks) and can be renewed for ten-year periods.	Trademark Law Treaty Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
Design Act No. 6 of 2006 on Industrial Designs and Models	Patent registration is valid for five years and can be renewed twice more, each time again for five years.
Copyright Act No. 22 of 2006 relating to the Protection of Copyright and Neighbouring Rights	Author's rights are protected for the duration of the author's life plus 70 years after his or her death.	Berne convention For the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works Rome ConventionFor the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations WIPO Copyright Treaty WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty
Industrial Models Act No. 6 of 2006 on Industrial Designs and Models	Ten years starting from the registration.

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