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Regulation (EC) No 1005/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009
on substances that deplete the ozone layer. (Ch. 4)
O.J. L 286, 31.10.2009

Regulation (EC) No 689/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Parliament and of the Council
of 17 June 2008 (OJ L 204, 31.07.2008)
as amended by Commission Regulation No 15/2010 (O.J. L6, 09.01.2010), Commission Regulation No 196/2010 (O.J. L 60, 10.03.2010) Commission Regulation No 186/2011 (O.J. L 53,26.02.2011), Commission Regulation No 214/2011 (O.J. L59, 04.03.2011), Commission Regulation No 71/2012 (O.J. L 26, 28.01.2012)

Commission Regulation (EU) No 101/2012
of 6 February 2012
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein. O.J. L 39, 14.11.2008

Law No. 9947 of 7 July 2008 on Industrial Property provides for non patentability of plant or animal varieties or essentially biological processes for the production of plants or animals, without prejudice to the patentability of inventions which concern a microbiological or other technical process or a product obtained by means of such a process

Law on Patents and Utility Model Registration provides for the non-patentability of plant and animal varieties and essentially biological processes for obtaining plants and animals

Law No (1) for the year 2004 On Patents and Utility Models
Article (3) None of the following may be granted a patent:
a. Any invention which commercial use in the Kingdom of Bahrain aims to sabotage the public order and morals including the protection of human, animal, plantation life or health or to avert serious damages to the environment

Law No (1) for the year 2004 On Patents and Utility Models
Article (3) None of the following may be granted a patent:
c. Plants, animals – excluding microorganisms- and methods with biological bases for the production of plantations and animals.

Law No. (14) for the year 2006 amending some provisions of Law No. (1) of the year 2004 in respect of Patents and Utility Models
(A) A patent shall not be granted in respect of:
1- Any invention which prohibition of commercial use in the Kingdom of Bahrain is imperative for the protection of public order or principles of morality; including the protection of humans life or health or that of animals or plants or to avert causing serious harm to the environment.

Law No. (11) For the year 2006 on Trademarks
If the court establishes the products, not released from customs, are confusingly fake or unlawfully baring the right of a similar registered trademark, it must rule the destruction of products at the expense of the importer, or to dispose of the products outside commercial channels if destroying the products shall impose unreasonable damage to public health or the environment.
In cases of infringement verification, the court shall rule preserving and destroying of all fake products at the expense of the defendant without any kind of compensation, or disposal of such products outside commercial channels, if destroying the products would result in unforeseen hazards to public health or the environment. The court may rule confiscation of any other asset related to infringement.

Non-patentability of essential biological processes for the production of plants or animals with the exception for microbiological processes