Kiribati (KI)
Legal basis is the Registration of United Kingdom Trade Marks Ordinance [Cap 88] in force since 22 August 1939.
Is not a member of the Madrid Agreement, the Madrid Protocol or the European Union.
Trademark protection is obtained by registration.
Nice classification, 11th edition.
Registrable as a trademark are all distinctive and graphically representable signs, such as words, names, acronyms, letters, numbers, devices, colours, colour combinations, the three-dimensional form of a good or its packaging, and any combination of the mentioned signs.
The following trademark types are registrable: trademarks, service marks and collective marks. The law makes no express provision for service marks but they are accepted in practice.
The application is filed at the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives.
Multiple-class applications are not possible.
An application can include goods or services in one class.
Foreign applicants do not need a local agent.
A power of attorney signed by the applicant or authorised person is necessary.
Foreign applicants do not need a domestic registration.
A trade mark application must be based on a national UK registration certificate issued by the United Kingdom Comptroller-General. Once an application is lodged, the Registrar is required to enter the particulars of the application in the Trade Marks Register and issue the applicant with a registration certificate. There is no requirement for publication or opposition.
The approximate time frame for completing the registration process of a trademark in Kiribati is from 12-18 months at the most depending upon confirmation by the Ministry of Finance on payment of filing fees.
National:
There is no opposition period. Applications are to be registered as of right without publication or opposition.
Protection begins from the date of registration of the corresponding United Kingdom trade mark. A trade mark registration is valid for the duration of the corresponding UK registration in respect of the goods or services which the trade is registered in Kiribati.
Practical details on grace periods for trademark renewals are available in our publication
herePractical details on trademark use requirements are available in our publication
hereThe official application fee is AUD 100.00 for one class and AUD 100.00 for each additional class. The registration fee is included in the official application fee.
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