Guidance

Extension of UK IP right abroad: countries O to S

Updated 9 July 2024

1. Pitcairn

Self-governing UK overseas dependent territory.

1.1 Own laws

No information.

1.2 Extension

Patents: No information.

EP(UK): No information.

Trade marks: No information.

Designs: No information.

1.3 Address and contact information

Pitcairn Islands Administration
Private Box 105 696
Auckland
New Zealand

Telephone: +64 9 366 0186
Fax: +64 9 366 0187
Email: [email protected]

2. Saint Helena and dependencies

Self-governing UK overseas territory. Its dependencies are Tristan da Cunha and Ascension Island.

2.1 Own laws

No.

2.2 Extension

Patents: If you apply for a patent based on an existing UK patent, within 3 years of UK date of issue, registration will normally be granted, the patent will expire with UK patent.

EP(UK): No information.

Trade marks: Only the owner of a UK registered trade mark may apply for registration based on a UK trade mark. Applications can be at any time during the life of the UK trade mark and will expire with UK trade mark. European Union trade marks (EUTMs) and registrations under the Madrid Protocol designating the United Kingdom do not have effect in St Helena at present but the law is under review.

Designs: UK designs registrations are automatically extended.

2.3 Competent Local Administration

Legal and Lands Department
Government of St Helena
Essex House
Jamestown
St Helena Island
South Atlantic Ocean

Telephone: +(290) 2270
Fax: +(290) 2454
Email: [email protected]

3. Saint Kitts and Nevis

Independent member within the Commonwealth.

3.1 Own laws

Yes.

3.2 Extension

Patents: St Kitts’ Patents Act 2000 came into force on 1 June 2002 resulting in independent registration only with effect from 31 May 2003.

On 27 October 2005 a Treaty came into force making Saint Kitts and Nevis the 128th Contracting State of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).

EP(UK): No information.

Trade marks: In addition to local registration, you may also apply for a registration based on a UK trade mark. Applications can be at any time during the life of the UK trade mark and will expire with UK trade mark.

Designs: UK designs registrations are automatically extended.

3.3 Conventions

  • Berne Convention
  • Nice Agreement
  • Paris Convention
  • PCT
  • WIPO Convention

3.4 Administration

The Registrar of the Supreme Court
Registry of the Supreme Court
Judicial and Legal Complex
East Independence Square
Basseterre
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Telephone:

  • (1 869) 465 2195
  • (1 869) 465 2009

Fax: (1 869) 465 5040

4. Saint Lucia

Independent member within the Commonwealth.

4.1 Own Laws

Yes.

4.2 Extension

Patents: If you apply for a patent based on an existing UK patent, within 3 years of UK date of issue, registration will normally be granted, the patent will expire with UK patent.

EP(UK): EP(UK) are not accepted for confirmation.

Trade marks: In addition to local registration, you may also apply for a registration based on a UK trade mark. Applications can be at any time during the life of the UK trade mark and will expire with UK trade mark. European Union trade marks (EUTMs) and registrations under the Madrid Protocol designating the UK do not have effect in Saint Lucia.

Designs: UK designs registrations are automatically extended, however, the exclusive rights may be denied by the Court on the ground of publication of the design prior to the date of registration in the UK.

4.3 Conventions

  • Berne Convention
  • Paris Convention
  • Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
  • WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT)
  • WIPO Convention

4.4 Administration

Registry of Companies and Intellectual Property
2nd floor Hewanorra House
Trou Garnier Financial Centre
Pointe Seraphine
Castries
Saint Lucia

Telephone: (1 758) 468 32 31
Fax: (1 758) 451 7989
Email: [email protected]

5. Saint Vincent

Independent member within the Commonwealth.

5.1 Own laws

Yes.

5.2 Extension

Patents: Independent registration only.

EP(UK): If you apply for a patent based on an existing EP(UK) patent, within 3 years of EP(UK) date of issue, registration will normally be granted, the patent will expire with EP(UK) patent.

Trade marks: Independent registration only, as a result of the new Trade Mark Act 46/2003 which came into force on 18 May 2004.

Designs: UK designs registrations are automatically extended.

5.3 Conventions

  • Berne Convention
  • Paris Convention
  • Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
  • WIPO Convention

5.4 Administration

Commerce and Intellectual Property
Ground Floor,
Methodist Building
Granby Street
Kingstown
St Vincent and the Grenadines

Telephone: +1 (784) 451 28 94
Fax: 00 1 (664) 457 1888
Email: [email protected]

6. Samoa

Independent member within the Commonwealth.

6.1 Own laws

Yes.

6.2 Extension

Patents: Independent registration only, as a result of the Samoa Intellectual Property Act 2011 which came into force 1 October 2012..

EP(UK): Independent registration only, as a result of the Samoa Intellectual Property Act 2011 which came into force 1 October 2012.

Trade marks: In addition to local registration, you may also apply for a registration based on a UK trade mark. Applications must be filed to Samoa within 12 months of the application being filed in the UK.

Designs: Independent registration only.

6.3 Administration

Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Labour
P.O. Box 862
Apia
Samoa

Telephone:

  • (685) 20 441
  • (685) 20 442

Fax: (685) 20 443
Email: [email protected]

7. Seychelles

Status: Self-governing UK overseas dependent territory.

7.1 Own laws

No.

7.2 Extension

Patents: If you apply for a patent based on an existing UK patent, within 3 years of UK date of issue, registration will normally be granted, the patent will expire with UK patent.

EP(UK): No information.

Trade marks: Independent registration only.

Designs: UK design registrations are automatically extend to the Seychelles without the need for local registrations.

7.3 Conventions

  • Paris Convention
  • Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
  • WIPO Convention

7.4 Administration

Copyright
Cultural Property and Copyright Unit / Seychelles Authors and Composers Society
Ministry of Social Development and Culture, Department of Culture
National Culture Centre
P.O. Box 1386 Victoria
Mahé
Seychelles

Telephone: (248)432 13 33

Intellectual Property Offices
Registration Division
Department of Legal Affairs
The Registrar General
P.O. Box 142
Mahé
Seychelles

Telephone: (248) 224 904
Fax: 0(248) 225 764

Email: [email protected] or [email protected]

8. Sierra Leone

Independent State within the Commonwealth.

8.1 Own laws

Yes.

8.2 Extension

Patents: If you apply for a patent based on an existing UK patent, within 3 years of UK date of issue, registration will normally be granted, the patent will expire with UK patent.

EP(UK): No information.

Trade marks: Legislation has not been passed in order to give effect to the Madrid Agreement, so whilst there are provisions for the registration based on a UK mark, the international registration will not be enforceable.

Designs: UK designs registrations are automatically extended.

8.3 Conventions

  • Madrid Agreement (Marks)
  • Madrid Protocol
  • Paris Convention
  • Patent cooperation Treaty (PCT)
  • WIPO Convention

8.4 Administration

Ministry of Culture and Tourism (Cultural Division)
Sierra Leone Intellectual Property Organisation
Government Wharf
Freetown
Sierra Leone

Telephone: (232 22) 24 02 67

9. Solomon Islands

Independent member within the Commonwealth.

9.1 Own laws

No.

9.2 Extension

Patents: If you apply for a patent based on an existing UK patent, within 3 years of UK date of issue, registration will normally be granted, the patent will expire with UK patent.

EP(UK): If you apply for a patent based on an existing EP(UK) patent, within 3 years of EP(UK) date of issue, registration will normally be granted, the patent will expire with EP(UK) patent.

Trade marks: Only the owner of a UK registered trade mark may apply for registration based on a UK trade mark. Applications can be at any time during the life of the UK trade mark and will expire with UK trade mark.

Designs: UK designs registrations are automatically extended.

9.3 Administration

Industrial Property Office
Ministry of Police and Justice
Registrar-General's Office
P.O. Box. G 15
Honiara
Guadalcanal
Solomon Islands

Telephone: (677) 23 002

10. South Georgia and the Sandwich Islands

UK Overseas Dependent Territory - former dependencies of the Falkland Islands. This territory is not “inhabited” in the proper sense of the word, except for scientific research teams and military personnel. There is no intellectual property rights (IPR) legislation for this territory.

10.1 Own laws

There is no IPR legislation for this territory.

10.2 Extension

Patents: There is no IPR legislation for this territory.

EP(UK): There is no IPR legislation for this territory.

Trade marks: UK IP rights extended (Trade Marks ordinance No. 2 of 2001).

Designs: There is no IPR legislation for this territory.

11. Swaziland

Independent member within the Commonwealth.

11.1 Own laws

No.

11.2 Extension

Patents: Independent registration only.

EP(UK): No information.

Trade marks: Independent registration only.

Designs: United Kingdom (UK) designs registrations are automatically extended.