Cocos Island Trademark Information

The Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, also called Cocos Islands and Keeling Islands, is a territory of Australia and located in the Indian Ocean between Australia and Sri Lanka. The population is estimated at 596 with a nominal GDP.

There are 27 coral islands in the group. Captain William KEELING discovered the islands in 1609, but they remained uninhabited until the 19th century. From the 1820s to 1978, members of the CLUNIE-ROSS family controlled the islands and the copra produced from local coconuts. Annexed by the UK in 1857, the Cocos Islands were transferred to the Australian Government in 1955. The population on the two inhabited islands generally is split between the ethnic Europeans on West Island and the ethnic Malays on Home Island.

Trademarks are assigned through the IP Australia, Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (DIISR). Cocos Islands is not a member of the Madrid Protocol and Trademarks are processed and enforced in Australia. A trademark is valid for 10 years and may be renewed for further periods of 10 years each.