"ملف 10/7 II تسجيل العلامات التجارية وحماية الابتكارات في جزيرة البحرين' [و‎‎٢‎٤‎٩] (٦٣٠/٥٠١)

No.0/1490
Political Agency,
Bahrain, 3rd Hovnmbor 1943•
From
WaJ or Tm Hickinbothan, 0»B # r>* 9
Political Agent,
Bahrain.
To
Tho Hon'ble the Political Fesident
in Um Persian dtilf, fiftiahlre
3ub.1ect : Irad© Marks •
the honour to refer to your endorsement No*
920-18/164 dated May 29th, 1943•
Sir
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2. Mo legal provision exists for the rcgietretlon of
Trade Marks in Bahrain rut in practice, Trade llarks have
been registered,with the concurrence of the Bahrain Government,
in the Political Agency. Tho practice seems to have arisen
in 1929 during the incumbency of Mnjor C, Barrett, r,i # , !*nd
the same procedure has been folio ved consistently until the
present day That it has been effective is undoubted.
3. There have beer, three claims for relief^ since the
inception of the registration of Trade Marks in Bahrain.
Two were tried by sir Geoffrey Prior during the time that he
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was Political Agent, Bahrain. In the first case tho i uit
was dismissed and in the second case an injunction granted
by the High Court of Bombay was held to be valid in Bahrain.
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The third case was tried by Or. S»M. Siddiq the Indian Assistant
Bahrain in 1938 fcwt wing to the case being settled out of
court tho learned Sub-Judge of the second Class gave no indi
cation of what view he would have token on the legality of
the registration.
4. Although there does not appear to be any provision for
civil relief undor the existing law as applied to foreigners,
in Bahrain, there undoubtedly is a provision for relief in the
'Shar^L law which is applicable to all the subjects of His
Highness the shaikh of Bahrain. Under Section 36 of the
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