St. Vincent and The Grenadines Trademark Information

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is located in the Caribbean Ocean off the northern shore of South America and is part of the Lesser Antilles chain.. The population is estimated at 120,000 with a GDP of $1.07 billion.

Resistance by native Caribs prevented colonization on St. Vincent until 1719. Disputed between France and the United Kingdom for most of the 18th century, the island was ceded to the latter in 1783. Between 1960 and 1962, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was a separate administrative unit of the Federation of the West Indies. Autonomy was granted in 1969 and independence in 1979.

Trademarks are assigned through the Registrar, Commerce and Intellectual Property Office. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is not a member of the Madrid Protocol. A trademark is valid for 10 years and may be renewed for further periods of 10 years each.