Canada

Bahrain, Kingdom of

General

3. We understand that draft intellectual property legislation is pending. (a) When is such legislation likely to be effectively implemented?

The draft laws are likely to be enacted within the next four to six months. This is dependent on the legislative workload during the next few months. However, it should be pointed out that claims may be based on the provisions of the TRIPS Agreement even without the enactment of the draft laws as the TRIPS Agreement forms part of the national legislation as Bahrain ratified the latter in 1994 by Legislative Decree No. 7.