Filing Requirements
Trademark/Service Mark

A) New applications:
1. A Power of Attorney signed by an authorized signatory of the applicant and legalized up to the Bahraini Consulate or authenticated by an Apostille.   
2. Any One of the following supporting documents:
(a) Certified copy of any corresponding home or foreign registration/application of the mark, if priority is to be claimed; or
(b) Certificate of incorporation of the applicant company legalized up to the Bahraini Consulate or authenticated by an Apostille; or
(c) Certificate issued by the registrar of companies legalized up to the Bahraini Consulate or authenticated by an Apostille; or
(d) Extract of the entry of the applicant company in the commercial register legalized up to the Bahraini Consulate or authenticated by an Apostille; or
(e) Certificate issued by the Chamber of Commerce legalized up to the Bahraini Consulate or authenticated by an Apostille.
3. Full particulars of the applicant: Name, address and profession.
4. A clear print of each mark as it is to be filed.
5. The International Class(es) and the list of goods and/or services.

As per the current procedures at the Industrial Property Office (IPO) it is possible to proceed with the filing of a trademark application without submitting the required documents, provided that the legalized documents (up to the Bahraini Embassy/Apostilled) can be late-filed within a grace period of ninety (90) days from the examination notification date received from the Industrial Property Office (IPO) in Bahrain.

B) Renewal of Trademark Registration
1. A Power of Attorney signed in the name of the registered owner, legalized up to the Bahraini Consulate or authenticated by an Apostille. 

C) Recordal of Assignment:
a. A Power of Attorney signed by an authorized signatory of the Assignee. The POA must be legalized up to the Bahraini Consulate or authenticated by an Apostille.
b. A Deed of assignment signed by the Assignor and the Assignee legalized up to the Bahraini Consulate or authenticated by an Apostille.

D) Recordal of change of name and/ or address:
(a) A Power of Attorney reflecting the new name and/ or address signed by an authorized signatory and legalized up to the Bahraini Consulate or authenticated by an Apostille.
(b) A certificate or any document issued by a competent authority attesting to the change of new name and/ or address of the company, legalized up to the Bahraini Consulate or authenticated by an Apostille.
 
E) Recordal of license agreement:
1. A Power of Attorney signed by the trademark registered owner (Licensor), which must be legalized up to the Bahraini Consulate or authenticated by an Apostille. 
2. A Power of Attorney signed by the Licensee, which must be legalized up to the Bahraini Consulate or authenticated by an Apostille.
3. License Agreement signed by both parties and legalized up to the Bahraini Consulate or authenticated by an Apostille.
 
F) Recordal of Security Interest Agreement
1. A Power of Attorney signed by the registered owner, which must be legalized up to the Bahraini Consulate or authenticated by an Apostille.
2. A Power of Attorney signed by the party in whose favor the security interest (lien) is recorded, legalized up to the Bahraini Consulate or authenticated by an Apostille. 
3. A Security Interest Agreement (lien), which must be legalized up to the Bahraini Consulate or authenticated by an Apostille.

G) Recordal of Merger:
a) A Power of Attorney signed by an authorized signatory of the new owner, which must be legalized up to the Bahraini Consulate or authenticated by an Apostille.
b) A certified copy of the merger document, notarized and legalized up to the Bahraini Consulate or authenticated by an Apostille.