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1. Vanuatu, located in the western South Pacific, belongs to the Melanesian Islands and its capital is Port Vila. Economically backward, graduated from the United Nations list of least developed countries on December 4, 2020. Agriculture and tourism are the pillars of the Wa economy. The service industry and construction industry, mainly driven by tourism, are the main driving forces for the economy.
2. The current trademark regulations are mainly based on the Trademark Law promulgated on February 1, 2011.
3. The Intellectual Property Office of the Vanuatu Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Industry is responsible for the unified management of trademark affairs. The official languages are English and French.
4. The Vanuatu trademark registration adopts the principle of "application first", and the types of trademarks that can be registered include: commodity trademarks, service trademarks, series trademarks, and joint trademarks;
5. One standard, multiple types of systems.
Vanuatu is a signatory to international intellectual property treaties such as the WIPO Convention; Since it is neither a member state of the Madrid Protocol nor a member state of the Madrid Agreement, trademark registration can only be processed through the "single country registration" method.
Starting from the registration date, for those who need to continue using the registration after the expiration of the registration validity period, they should apply for renewal registration 12 months before the expiration of the registration validity period. Each renewal registration is valid for 10 years.
1. The applicant's Chinese and English name and address, as well as a copy of the applicant's identification documents or business license;
2. The categories and names of goods/services that require protection;
3. Trademark design;
4. Signing of power of attorney;
5. UK Basic Registration Certificate Verification Version.
Application, acceptance, review, announcement, approval, and issuance.
If everything goes smoothly, the entire process will take approximately 12-18 months.
