Solomon Islands is an island nation in the South Pacific, located northeast of Australia and east of Papua New Guinea. It is a member of the Commonwealth. The current trademark regulations in Solomon Islands are mainly based on the Registration Clause of the UK Trademark Law, which was promulgated on June 20, 1939. The Registration Office of the Solomon Islands Ministry of Public Security and Justice is responsible for managing trademark affairs, and the official language is English. Trademark exclusive rights need to be obtained through registration. Due to the fact that Solomon Islands was once a British colony and is now a member of the Commonwealth, there is currently no trademark system or trademark law of its own. Trademark protection on the island can only be applied for based on existing UK single country registration.
Solomon Islands has not yet joined any international intellectual property treaties.
Applications submitted based on existing UK registration foundations must be based on UK single country registration, and Madrid designated UK or EU applications cannot be considered valid foundations. The elements that can be registered as trademarks in Solomon Islands include: text, letters, graphics, symbols, dynamic graphics, color combinations, three-dimensional shapes, etc. We do not accept applications for service trademarks and can accept multiple types of applications. If the applicant does not reside in the Solomon Islands, they must entrust a specialized agent in their home country to handle the matter. The basic materials required for trademark application are:
1. Trademark design;
2. The specific category and product items must have the same registration basis as in the UK;
3. The applicant's name and address must be the same as the registration basis in the UK;
4. Power of attorney;
5. Original registration certificate issued by the UK Intellectual Property Office;
6. Priority cannot be declared.
The main process for applying for registration of a Solomon Islands trademark based on the existing foundation in the UK is: application acceptance formal examination approval issuance. The application will be accepted within 2-3 weeks after submission. The examiner will conduct a formal examination of the application. Formal review mainly examines whether the application requirements and classification information comply with regulations. There is no substantive examination and announcement system. If everything goes smoothly, it will take 1-2 years to apply for registration based on the existing UK single country registration foundation.
The validity period of the Solomon Islands trademark registration is the same as that of the UK basic registration. After the renewal of the UK basic registration is completed, the rights holder should notify the Solomon Islands registration personnel as soon as possible to renew the Solomon Islands trademark registration. If the renewal is not applied for within the deadline, the trademark will be invalid. The renewal period is also the same as the basic registration in the UK.
The country currently does not have a system of revocation or invalidation. In the event of trademark infringement, the rights holder may appeal to the local court based on current UK trademark laws.