Falkland Island Trademark Information

The Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, located south of South America. The population is estimated at 3,140 with a GDP of $75 million.

Although first sighted by an English navigator in 1592, the first landing (English) did not occur until almost a century later in 1690, and the first settlement (French) was not established until 1764. The colony was turned over to Spain two years later and the islands have since been the subject of a territorial dispute, first between Britain and Spain, then between Britain and Argentina. The UK asserted its claim to the islands by establishing a naval garrison there in 1833. Argentina invaded the islands on 2 April 1982. The British responded with an expeditionary force that landed seven weeks later and after fierce fighting forced an Argentine surrender on 14 June 1982.

Trademarks are assigned through the Intellectual Property Office Information Centre. Falkland Islands is a member of the Madrid Protocol and trademark registration and enforcement is controlled by the United Kingdom. A trademark is valid for 10 years and may be renewed for further periods of 10 years each.