Law No. 1 of 2004 on Patents and Utilization Instruments. Country/Territory Bahrain Document type Legislation Date 2004 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Intellectual property rights/patents Offences/penalties Registration Royalties/fees Geographical area Small Island Developing States, Western Asia Entry into force notes This Law enters into force from the day after of its publication on the Official Gazette. Abstract The aim of the present Law is to define the conditions and requirements fort issuing patents. This Law is composed of 3 Sections divided into 46 articles. Section 1 deals with the following matters: (a) requirements and conditions for the issuance of patents; (b) fields of application; (c) registration, validity and intellectual property rights: (d) steps and arrangements for patent’s applications; (e) the competent authority for patents; (f) transfer of the patent property; (g) use and pawning Full text Arabic Website www.commerce.gov.bh References - Legislation Amended by Law No. 14 of 2006 amending Law No. 1 of 2004 on patents and utility models. Legislation | Bahrain | 2006 Keyword: Intellectual property rights/patents, Offences/penalties, Registration, Royalties/fees Source: FAO, FAOLEX