MANAMA - The Directorate of Industrial Property (DIP) at the Bahraini Ministry of Industry and Commerce issued a communiqué on June 9, 2008, announcing that the grace period for responding to the Industrial Property Office notifications pertaining to opposition and refusal cases will be 90 days from the date of receiving the official notification.
The communiqué, which targeted all industrial property agents in Bahrain, also stated that an extra day will be allowed if the concluding day of the grace period falls on a weekend or an official holiday.
Moreover, in case of requesting for an extension of time, a 30-day extension period will be granted after the expiry of the initial 90 days.