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Law No. 6 of 2006 on Industrial Designs and Models

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Year of Version 2006 Dates Published: May 3, 2006 Issued: April 29, 2006 Type of Text Main IP Laws   Subject Matter Industrial Designs Subject Matter (secondary) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Notes Law No. 6 of 2006 on Industrial Designs and Models shall come into effect as of the next day following the publication thereof in the Official Gazette (May 3, 2006), in accordance to its Article 32 under Chapter 5 (Miscellaneous Provisions). The notification by Bahrain to the WTO under Article 63.2 of TRIPS states: 'The Law defined industrial design as every arrangement of lines and colors, or every form of anthropomorphic colors or without colors, and be an industrial design may be registered if it was characterized by novelty and usable in industry or craft work and that lends a striking feature of the industrial product or a craftsman and not have been disclosed to the public. The law specifies the registration of industrial designs and periods of protection and litigation procedures in the event of a dispute, or contrary to the provisions of this law and the enforcement of rights conferred by the registration of industrial drawing.'

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) Arabic قانون رقم (6) لعام 2006 بشأن الرسوم والنماذج الصناعية PDF English Law No. 6 of 2006 on Industrial Designs and Models PDF HTML
Related Legislation Is implemented by (2 text(s)) Is implemented by (2 text(s))
Decision No. 58 of 2018 on the Registration of Industrial Property Agents (BH046)
Ministerial Order No. 1 of 2010 on the Issuance of the Implementing Regulation for the Law of Industrial Designs and Models No. 6 of 2006 (BH033)
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WTO Document Reference
IP/N/1/BHR/5/Rev.1
IP/N/1/BHR/5
WIPO Lex No. BH024