The Ministry of Industry and Commerce announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the Korean Intellectual Property Office, and memorandums of understanding with the European Patent Office, in the presence of H.E. Mr. Abdulla bin Adel Fakhro, Minister of Industry and Commerce representing the Bahraini side, and Mr. Kim Wan ki, Commissioner of the Korea Intellectual Property Bureau representing the Korean side, and Mr. António Campinos, President of the European Patent Office representing the European side. 

This pioneering step is a new gain for the Kingdom of Bahrain in developing the patent and intellectual property sector, and it confirms Bahrain's position as a country that preserves and protects all kinds of intellectual property rights and patent rights, which contributes to increasing the flow of investments and benefits from the mutual experiences between the two sides to achieve more gains.

A memorandum of understanding on the patent prosecution highway program was signed between the Korean Intellectual Property Office in the Republic of Korea and the Ministry of Industry and Commerce in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The MoU aims to accelerate the procedures for patent applications.

As well as a memorandum of understanding on bilateral cooperation in the field of patents between the Ministry of Industry and Commerce in the Kingdom of Bahrain (Patent Office) and the European Patent Office, this MoU aims to establish a mechanism to identify, direct and enhance cooperation activities between the two parties in the field of patents, in accordance with the competencies, responsibilities and procedures of each party, on the basis of equality and mutual benefit.

In addition to a memorandum of understanding on the pilot program for the fast track of patent examination between the Ministry of Industry and Commerce in the Kingdom of Bahrain (the Patent Office) and the European Patent Office. The MoU aims to implement a comprehensive pilot program for the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH), which allows applicants to apply for quick processing of corresponding applications covering the same invention.