Bahrain: Filing Requirements in Bahrain

Powers of Attorney for Bahrain should be completed in the name of the following signatory: Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property - TMP Agents P.O.Box 990, Manama, Bahrain

1.A simply signed power of attorney and stamped with the company seal.

2.A certified copy of the home registration or any foreign registration of the trademark (except from boycotted countries). If the registration certificate is not available , one of the following documents can be used, provided that the specification of goods or the line of activity of the applicant is stated thereon:

a)A certificate of incorporation of the applicant company.

b)A certificate issued by the Registrar of Companies.

c)An extract of the entry of the applicant company in the Commercial Register.

d)A certificate issued by the Chamber of Commerce. The document in any of the above forms has to be legalized up to the Consulate of Bahrain or any other Arab consulate in the country of the applicant.

3.The full name, address, nationality and profession of the applicant.

4.The list of the goods to be covered by the application, not more than 6 lines.

5. Eight prints of the mark.

1.A simply signed power of attorney and stamped with the company seal.

2.The number and date of registered trademark/service mark.

1.A simply signed power of attorney and stamped with the company seal.

2.The full particulars of the applicant.

3.The title of the patent and a summary description of the invention.

4.A certified copy of the letters patent accompanied by the specification, claims and three sets of the formal drawings. All documents should be translated into Arabic.

1.A simply signed power of attorney and stamped with the company seal.

2.The name, address, nationality, and occupation or nature of business of the applicant.

3.A certified copy of the home registration or a registration from any foreign country.

4.Three representations of each design.

1.A simply signed power of attorney by the assinee and stamped with the company seal.

2.A duly legalized deed of assignment signed by the assignor and the assignee.

1.A simply signed power of attorney in the new name or address and stamped with the company seal.

2.A letter from the proprietors addressed to the Registrar of Trademarks in Bahrain stating their request to effect the change of name or address.

1.A simply signed power of attorney by the registered user and stamped with the company seal.

2.A simply signed power of attorney by the original owners of the trademark, and stamped with the company seal.

3.A license agreement or a registered user agreement duly legalized.

1.A letter from the proprietors addressed to the Registrar of Trademarks in Bahrain stating their request to effect the amendment.

2.Seven prints of the amended trademark/service mark.

1.A power of attorney legalized up to the Bahraini Consulate.

2.Three copies of the work.

3.A legalized copy of Deed of Assignment if applicant is not the author.

1.A power of attorney legalized up to the Bahraini Consulate.

2.An Agency Agreements executed by the Principal and the Agent, legalized up to the Bahraini Consulate.

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