The Bahamas has its own national classification for goods – services are not currently recognised.

Registrable as a trademark are all distinctive and graphically representable signs, three-dimensional forms and any combination of the mentioned signs.
The following trademark types are registrable: trade marks, collective marks and certification marks.

The application is filed at the Industrial Property Office
Multiple-class applications are not possible. A separate application has to be filed for each class.
Foreign applicants need a local agent.
Foreign applicants do not need a domestic registration.
Foreign applicants need a local agent.
The application process includes an examination of distinctiveness and a search for prior trademarks.
Signs not deemed distinctive in the examination can be registered if distinctiveness has been acquired by use.
Trademark applications accepted by the Registrar are published once in the official gazette prior to registration.
The approximate time frame for completing the registration process of a trademark in The Bahamas is four (4) years.

National:
The opposition period is thirty (30) days from publication date of the application.

Opposition against designation of IR Mark
(The period starts from the national publication date, if not stated differently):
not a member of the Madrid Agreement or Protocol.

Protection begins with the date of application. A trademark registration is valid for 14 years from date of application. The registration is renewable for periods of fourteen (14) years.

The grace period is 1 month from the advertisement of pending removal. The period from expiry to publication varies.

If the trademark has not been used within five (5) years from the date of the cancellation proceedings, it may be subject to cancellation.

The official application fee is UDS 50.00 for one class and USD 50.00 for each additional class.
The registration fee is USD 80.00. There is no publication fee.