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Law No. 12 of 2004 on Approval of the Patent Law of the Gulf Cooperation Council States, Bahrain

amended up to Law No. 6 of 2022

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Details Details Year of Version 2022 Dates Amended up to: March 10, 2022 Published: June 23, 2004 Issued: June 22, 2004 Type of Text IP-related Laws Subject Matter Patents (Inventions) Subject Matter (secondary) IP Regulatory Body, Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Notes This consolidated version of "Law No. 12 of 2004 on Approval of the Patent Law of the Gulf Cooperation Council States (GCC)" incorporates amendments introduced by "Law No. 6 of 2022 on Approval of the Amendments of the Patent Law of the Gulf Cooperation Council States (GCC)", which was published on March 10, 2022, and entered into force on March 11, 2022 (see a number of provisions of the Patent Law of GCC annexed to the approving Law No. 12 of 2004 for detailed amendments).

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Main text(s) Main text(s) Arabic قانون رقم 12 لسنة 2004 بالموافقة على نظام براءات الاختراع لدول مجلس التعاون لدول الخليج العربية     

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