Estados Unidos de América

Bahrein, Reino de

Dibujos y modelos industriales

14. Please describe the procedure that must be followed to obtain protection for industrial designs, citing to the provisions of the law of Bahrain, and describe the nature of the protection provided.

Based on Article 5 of the draft Law on Industrial Designs, the procedure is identical to that for Trademarks already outlined under the response to question 9 except that as shall be clarified in the Implementing Regulation, the registration of a design shall not be subject to examination as to entitlement and allows for opposition by third parties after acceptance of the application.