St.Kitts and Nevis Trademark Information

The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, located in the Leeward Islands, is a federal two-island nation in the West Indies. The population is estimated at 51300 with a GDP of $726 million.

Carib Indians occupied the islands for hundreds of years before the British began settlement in 1623. The islands became an associated state of the UK with full internal autonomy in 1967. The island of Anguilla rebelled and was allowed to secede in 1971. Saint Kitts and Nevis achieved independence in 1983. In 1998, a vote in Nevis on a referendum to separate from Saint Kitts fell short of the two-thirds majority needed. Nevis continues in its efforts to separate from Saint Kitts.

Trademarks are assigned through the The Registrar of the Supreme Court. St.Kitts and Nevis 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.