June 01, 2016
Bahrain: trademark official fees increase
The Ministry of Industry and Commerce of Bahrain has announced the fee amendments for official trademark services to conform to the Law 6/2016 of the GCC Trade Mark Law. According to the amendments, some of trademark application fees have been significantly increased (by 160%-1000%).
The new official fees entered into force on May 29, 2016, and now apply to all new trademark applications as well as pending trademark applications. Our quotation system has been updated accordingly.
Comparative table of the official trademark fee increase in Bahrain is represented below.
| Official Fee Rate, USD | ||
| Before May 29, 2016 | On and after May 29, 2016 | |
| TM Search (per class) | 82.5 | 265 |
| Filing a TM application (in one class) | 82.5 | 265 |
| Publication in the Official Gazette | 82.5 | 132 |
| TM registration | 165 | 1325 |
| Filing a certification or collective TM application | 110 | 530 |
| Registration of a certification or collective TM | 165 | 1325 |
| TM renewal (within the last year of protection period) | 165 | 1723 |
| Late TM renewal (within 3 months after expiration) | 220 | 1988 |
| TM assignment, merger including publication of action in the official gazette | 110 | 397 |
| Change of name and/or address including publication of action in the official gazette | 55 | 397 |
| Amendment of the TM form including publication of action in the official gazette | 137.5 | 397 |
Author: Lynda Miller
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