On June 9, 2008, the Directorate of Industrial Property (DIP) at Bahraini Ministry of Industry and Commerce issued a communiqué, announcing that the grace period for responding to Industrial Property Office notifications pertaining to opposition and refusal cases will be 90 days from the date of official notification is received.

The communiqué, which targeted all industrial property agents in Bahrain, also states that an extra day will be allowed if the concluding day of the grace period falls on a weekend or an official holiday. Requests for extensions of time will result in a maximum extension of 30 days after the expiry of the initial 90 days.