Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VC)
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Sep 06, 2018 (Newsletter Issue 15/18)Additional Fees for Recordal Certificates Required Now As of March 1, 2018, the Commerce & Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) of St. Vincent no longer issues recordal certificates evidencing changes of name, changes of address, and assignments and other transmissions as a matter of course. Instead, the registry sends letters notifying the agents that the recordal was completed and entered on the register of marks.
It is still possible to obtain a certificate of recordal, if desired. It must be explicitly requested and an additional official fee paid.
Source: Caribbean IP, USA Legal basis is the Trade Marks Act No. 46 of 2003, as amended by Act No. 50 of 2004, and the Trade Marks Regulations, 2004.
Is not a member of the Madrid Agreement, the Madrid Protocol and the European Union.
Trademark protection is obtained by registration, although there is some recognition of the first user of a mark.
Nice classification, 11th Edition.
Member of TMclass since June 21, 2021 and accepts terms from the harmonized database of goods and services (HDB).
Registrable as a trademark are all distinctive and graphically representable signs. A sign includes a letter, word, name, signature, numeral, device, brand, heading, label, ticket, aspect of packaging, shape, colour, or sound and any combination thererof.
The following trademark types are registrable: trademarks, service marks, collective marks and certification marks.
The application is filed at the Commerce and Intellectual Property Office (CIPO).
Multiple-class applications are possible.
An application can include goods in any number of classes, but with additional charges for each additional class.
Foreign applicants need a local agent.
A signed power of attorney is necessary.
Foreign applicants do not need a domestic registration.
The application process includes a formal examination, 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 in the official gazette prior to registration.
The approximate time frame for completing the registration process of a trademark in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is from 12-18 months.
National:
The opposition period is three months from the publication date of the application.
Protection begins with the date of application. A trademark registration is valid for 10 years from date of application. The registration is renewable for periods of 10 years.
Practical details on grace periods for trademark renewals are available in our publication
hereThe official application fee is XCD 100 for one class and XCD 50 for each additional class. The publication fee varies between XCD 100 and XCD 200 depending on type of mark. The registration fee is XCD 100.
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General Trademark Regulations
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Jun 17, 2023
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