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Laws	Constitution / Basic Law (Date of current version) Constitution of the Kingdom of Bahrain (2002) Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version) Act No. 22 of the Year 2006 relating to the Protection of Copyright and Neighbouring Rights (2006) Act No. 12 of 2006 amending some provisions of Law No. 7 of 2003 pertaining to Trade Secrets (2006) Act No. 14 of 2006 amending some provisions of Law No. 1 of 2004 in respect of Patents and Utility Models (2006) Act No. 5 of 2006 on Designs of Integrated Circuits (2006) Act No. 6 of 2006 on Industrial Designs and Models (2006) Act No. 16 of 2006 amending Law No. 16 of 2004 on the protection of Geographical Indications (2006) Act No. 35 of 2005 pertaining amendment of Article No. 5 of Law No. 7 of 2003 on Trade Secrets (2005) Act No. 16 of the Year 2004 relating to the Protection of Geographical Indications (2004) Act No. 1 of 2004 on Patents And Utility Models (2004) Act No. 7 of 2003 on The Trade Secrets (2003) IP Laws: issued by the Executive (Date of current version) Ministerial Decree No. 1 of 2010 issuing the executive regulations for the Law of Industrial Designs and Models No. 6 of 2006 (2010) Legislative Decree No. 11 of 2006 in respect of Trade Marks (2006) Decree-Law No. 47 of 2002 on the organisation of the press, printing and publishing (2002) Decree-Law No. 21 of 2001 promulgating Commercial Companies Law (2001) Legislative Decree No. 10 of June 7, 1993 in respect of Copyright Law (1993)

Implementing Rules/Regulations	Intellectual Property (Date of current version) Ministerial Decision No. 4 of 2004 on the accreditation of certification service providers and the supervision of their work (2010)

IP Legal Literature	Kingdom Of Bahrain - Ministry of Industry. Laws Governing Industry In the Kingdom Of Bahrain (2000)

Treaty Membership	WIPO-Administered Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Summary Table of Membership of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Treaties Administered by WIPO, plus UPOV, WTO and UN Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Micro-organisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure (November 20, 2012) Brussels Convention Relating to the Distribution of Program-Carrying Signals Transmitted by Satellite (May 1, 2007) Patent Cooperation Treaty (March 18, 2007) Trademark Law Treaty (March 18, 2007) Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations (January 18, 2006) Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (December 15, 2005) Patent Law Treaty (December 15, 2005) Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (December 15, 2005) WIPO Copyright Treaty (December 15, 2005) WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (December 15, 2005) Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (October 29, 1997) Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (March 2, 1997) Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (June 22, 1995) IP-related Multilateral Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity (May 7, 2012) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (October 22, 2011) Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (November 26, 2008) Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (November 26, 2008) Second Protocol to the Hague Convention of 1954 for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (November 26, 2008) International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (December 27, 2007) WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (June 18, 2007) Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (May 1, 2006) Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (May 1, 2006) International Plant Protection Convention (October 2, 2005) Convention on Biological Diversity (November 28, 1996) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (March 28, 1995) Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO) (January 1, 1995) World Trade Organization (WTO) - Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) (1994) (January 1, 1995) United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (November 16, 1994) Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (August 28, 1991) Protocol (I) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the protection of victims of international armed conflicts (April 30, 1987) Protocol (II) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts (April 30, 1987) Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field (May 30, 1972) Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea (May 30, 1972) Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (May 30, 1972) Regional Economic Integration Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) The Unified Economic Agreement between the Countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council ... Economic Agreement Between the GCC States (January 1, 2003) IP-relevant Bilateral Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Bahrain and the Government of the United States of America on the Establishment of a Free Trade Area (January 11, 2006) Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the State of Bahrain concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment (May 31, 2001)

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