- North & South America
2. The trademark of Antigua and Barbuda is managed by intellectual property, and the official language is English.
3. Trademark registration follows the principle of prior application.
4. The trademark of Antigua and Barbuda adopts the Nice classification and accepts multiple types of applications. The elements that can be registered as trademarks include: text, graphics, letters, numbers, etc.
Antigua and Barbuda is a signatory to international intellectual property treaties such as the WIPO Convention and the Paris Convention, as well as a member of the Madrid Protocol. Therefore, trademark registration in Antigua and Barbuda can be processed through "single country registration" or "Madrid International Registration".
The trademark is valid for 10 years from the date of application; Renewal can be processed within 6 months before the expiration date, with a grace period of 6 months (with additional fees) and a validity period of 10 years.
If a trademark has not been used for three consecutive years, an application for revocation can be filed.
1. Applicant's name and address
2. Goods or services
3. Trademark design
4. Power of Attorney
5. To submit priority, priority proof documents and corresponding English translations are required
Application acceptance review announcement approval issuance.
Submit trademark application documents to the Intellectual Property Office;
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 review fails, a rejection notice will be issued and a response will be required within the specified time;
Once the review is approved, an announcement will be arranged, and the objection period will be 3 months from the announcement date;
If there are no objections or objections are not established during the announcement period, the trademark will be approved for registration and a trademark registration certificate will be issued to the applicant.
If this process goes smoothly, it will take about 2-3 years.
