The State of Bahrain participated in the September 12, 1999 GCC Patent Office Board Meeting in the GCC Headquarters in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The participants discussed the measures taken regarding amending the GCC Patent Law, its Implementing Regulations and Statutes of the GCC Patent Office.
Mr. Mohamed Al-Sha'er, the Assistant Director who represented Bahrain, said that delegates discussed the report of the GCC Patent Office Director on what has been achieved, the measures taken on amending the GCC Patent Law and Implementing Regulations, and the Statutes of the GCC Patent Office.
Mr. Al-Sha'er added that such amendments were made to comply with the TRIPs Agreement requirements administered by the WTO, and that the amendments are to be adopted soon. He went on to point out that delegates also discussed the expenses of the office for the Year 1999, and the Draft Budget for the Year 2000, as well as a proposal of establishing invention encouragement centers in the GCC Countries, in cooperation with the WIPO, as those centers in the developed countries.