Samoa
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| TRADE MARK INFORMATION | |
| Classification | International, Nice 8th Edition Multi-class Goods and services can be registered |
| Priority | Convention priority can be claimed |
| Renewal | 10 years from the filing date and every 10 years thereafter |
| Use provisions |
Non-use of a mark for a period of 3 years from registration renders it open to an action for cancellation by third parties. |
| PATENT INFORMATION | |
| Types of Patent |
Innovation patents and standard patents, with or without priority claims |
| Priority | Convention priority can be claimed |
| Duration |
The duration of a standard patent is 20 years from the filing date, provided that renewal fees are paid every 5 years. The duration of an innovation patent is 7 years with no renewals payable. |
| Annuities | Renewal fees are payable in respect of standard patents only, every 5 years from the filing date of a patent application |
| DESIGN INFORMATION | |
| Priority | Convention priority can be claimed |
| Duration | 15 years from the filing date of the design application, provided that renewal fees are paid every 5 years. |
| Renewal | Renewal fees are payable every 5 years from the filing date of a design application, and are only payable in respect of cases filed from 1st January 2017 onwards |
Mon, 09/12/2019 - 08:47
Further to our previous article on this website concerning renewal fee payments due in Samoa, the Samoan Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Labour (MCIL), which administers the patent system in Samoa, has now advised that patent maintenance fees under the Intellectual Property Act 2011 which fell due between 1st October 2012 (when the 2011 Act commenced) and 1st January 2017 (when the official fees under the Act were first set) are also now payable. The MCIL had previously advised us that...
Fri, 04/10/2019 - 11:20
It has just been announced that Samoa has deposited its instruments of accession for the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement for the International Registration of Industrial Designs and the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement for the international registration of appellations of origin and geographical indications. The PCT and Hague Agreement will enter into force in Samoa on 2nd January 2020. The Geneva Act will enter into force after the accession of five...
Sun, 03/02/2019 - 13:02
As you may be aware, historically, it was possible under the old Samoan Patents Act 1972 to obtain a patent in Samoa based on a granted EP(UK) patent. Under that Act, no maintenance or renewal fees for re-registrations were payable. However, a new Intellectual Property Act was passed in Samoa in 2011, which abolished the patent re-registration system.
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