Marshall Islands Trademark Information

The Republic of the Marshall Islands, is a Micronesian nation of atolls and islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, just west of the International Date Line and just north of the Equator. The population is estimated at 62000 with a GDP of $115 million.

After almost four decades under US administration as the easternmost part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Marshall Islands attained independence in 1986 under a Compact of Free Association. Compensation claims continue as a result of US nuclear testing on some of the atolls between 1947 and 1962. The Marshall Islands hosts the US Army Kwajalein Atoll (USAKA) Reagan Missile Test Site, a key installation in the US missile defense network.

Trademarks are assigned through the United States Department of Commerce, United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Marshall 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.