Vanuatu Trademark Information

Vanuatu, officially the Republic of Vanuatu, is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean north-east of Australia. The population is estimated at 243,000 with a GDP of $1.14 billion.

Multiple waves of colonizers, each speaking a distinct language, migrated to the New Hebrides in the millennia preceding European exploration in the 18th century. This settlement pattern accounts for the complex linguistic diversity found on the archipelago to this day. The British and French, who settled the New Hebrides in the 19th century, agreed in 1906 to an Anglo-French Condominium, which administered the islands until independence in 1980, when the new name of Vanuatu was adopted.

Trademarks are assigned through the Vanuatu Financial Services Commission. Vanuatu 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.