1. Antigua and Barbuda, located in the northern part of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean Sea, is divided into three islands: Antigua, Barbuda and Redonda. is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. The vast majority are of black African descent, and most of the residents believe in ** religion. Antigua and Barbuda has a tourism strategy and tourism is the most important economic sector.
2. The Antigua and Barbuda trademark is managed by intellectual property rights, and the official language is English.
3. The principle of first-to-apply for trademark registration is adopted.
4. Antigua and Barbuda trademarks adopt the Nice Classification, accept applications for multiple classes in one form, and the elements that can be registered as trademarks are: words, graphics, letters, numbers, etc.
Antigua and Barbuda is a party to international intellectual property treaties such as the WIPO Convention and the Paris Convention, and is also a member of the Madrid Protocol.
The validity period of the trademark is 10 years from the filing date; The renewal can be done within 6 months before the expiration date, with a grace period of 6 months (there is an additional fee for the extension), and the renewal is valid for 10 years.
If the trademark has not been used for 3 consecutive years, an application for cancellation can be filed.
1. Name and address of the applicant.
2. Goods or services.
3. Trademark drawings.
4. Power of attorney.
5. If you need to submit the priority, you need to provide the priority certificate and the corresponding English translation.
Registration process: application, acceptance, review, announcement, approval, issuance.
Application: Submission of trademark application documents to the Intellectual Property Office;
Examination: The examiner will conduct a formal and substantive examination of the application to confirm whether the application documents are complete and whether the applied trademark meets the basic registration requirements; If the examination is not passed, a notice of rejection will be issued and a reply will be required within the specified time;
Announcement: An announcement will be arranged when the review is passed, and the objection period will be 3 months from the date of the announcement;
Approval and issuance: If there is no objection or the objection is not established during the announcement period, the trademark will be approved for registration and the trademark registration certificate will be issued to the applicant.
This process will take about 2-3 years if it goes well.