50-Year-Old Man Faces Court Decision on Trademark Forgery Case

TDT | Manama

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A 50-year-old man accused of forging commercial documents is awaiting a court decision on his appeal. The High Appeals Court has scheduled August 18th for the verdict. The defendant had previously been convicted by the lower court and sentenced to three years in prison and a fine of 5,000 Bahraini Dinars.

The case stems from an incident where the defendant, who works as a clearance agent, deceived a shop owner by claiming to register his trademark for a fee of 800 Bahraini dinars. However, the defendant forged a genuine trademark registration certificate issued by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce altering the details to reflect the shop owner's trademark.

When the shop owner attempted to complete the remaining registration procedures at the ministry, he discovered the certificate was fraudulent. He then filed a complaint with the authorities.

During the investigation, the defendant confessed to the crime, stating that he used his personal computer to modify an existing genuine certificate and replace the information with the shop owner's trademark details.

An official letter from the Ministry of Industry and Commerce confirmed that the trademark registration certificate presented by the defendant was a forgery and did not belong to the shop owner. The ministry confirmed that the registration number on the document belonged to a different client's trademark.

The Court of Appeals will now decide on the defendant's appeal, potentially upholding or modifying the initial sentence.