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12 December 2023

Decreased Patent Fees For Individuals

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United Trademark & Patent Services

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United Trademark and Patent Services was founded in 1949 and has worked its way up to attain the position as one of the leading firms specializing in Intellectual Property Law in the Middle East, South Asia and Africa, where we maintain our own offices. The Firm specializes in Intellectual Property filings, prosecution and litigation, licensing, distributorship agreements, franchising, transfer of technology, anti-counterfeiting and litigation. We take pride in having more than 200 of the Fortune 500 companies on our firm’s portfolio.
The Ministry of Industry and Commerce has introduced an initiative promoting innovation and safeguarding intellectual property rights in Bahrain.
Bahrain Intellectual Property

The Ministry of Industry and Commerce has introduced an initiative promoting innovation and safeguarding intellectual property rights in Bahrain. This initiative involves lowering the official fees for patent registration for individuals. The Ministry's decision for this fee reduction was announced by Official Gazette No. 3699, dated September 21, 2023.1

Through the recent regulatory changes of a reduction in official fees, the Ministry is able to provide individuals with a more accessible avenue for inventors to protect and share their innovative ideas.

Service

Previous official fees

Current official fees

Filing an application for a patent

270 BHD

(Approx. 716 USD)

40 BHD

(Approx. 106 USD)

Substantive examination of an application by National Patent Office

280 BHD

(Approx. 742 USD)

250 BHD

(Approx. 663 USD)

Publication and grant fees

160 BHD

(Approx. 424 USD)

50 BHD

(Approx. 132 USD)

Footnote

1. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VbGpAvkwkvcTnpfd8Z9D8omdxNBsnL_6/view (2023.9.21)

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