Mariana Island Trademark Information

The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), is a commonwealth in political union with the United States, occupying a strategic region of the western Pacific Ocean. The population is estimated at 86616 with a GDP of nominal amount.

Under US administration as part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific, the people of the Northern Mariana Islands decided in the 1970s not to seek independence but instead to forge closer links with the US. Negotiations for territorial status began in 1972. A covenant to establish a commonwealth in political union with the US was approved in 1975, and came into force on 24 March 1976. A new government and constitution went into effect in 1978.

Trademarks are assigned through the United States Department of Commerce, United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Northern Mariana Islands is a member of the Madrid Protocol. A trademark is valid for 10 years and may be renewed for further periods of 10 years each.