PATENTS
Patent Applications
1. A notarized power of attorney.
2. A certified copy of the UK/European patent. 3. A declaration duly notarized.
4. An affidavit duly notarized
Patents
It takes 2 months for EU/UK patent to be registered in Montserrat.
The filing documents (copies attached) are a power of attorney, affidavit and declaration for each patent.
A certificate of the UK Comptroller General attached to a certified copy of the specification of the United Kingdom Patent Office with Extract giving full particulars of the grant of patent is also required.
TRADEMARKS
Trademark Applications
If the application is based on a United Kingdom trademark, multi-class filing system and International Classification are used. Service classes are accepted.
1. Power of Attorney simply signed by the
applicant.
2. Certified Copy of the UK trademark registration upon which this application will be based.
Local practice:
If the application is to be a local/substantive case, multi-class filing system and pre-1938UK classification system are used.
Service classes are not accepted.
1. Power of Attorney simply signed by the applicant.
2. Declaration signed by the applicant before a Notary Public.
3. Form “A” simply signed by the applicant.
Trade Marks Registration procedure in Montserrat
A trade mark can be registered in Montserrat either under the national system or per the extension of an existing UK registration to Montserrat. The latter has the advantage of attracting the wider protection offered by UK legislation. It takes 3 months for a trade mark to be registered in Montserrat under the national system and 3 weeks for a UK registration to be extended to Montserrat.
The registration application cannot be filed without an original notarised authorisation of agent (form attached). The IPO will not accept a photocopy of it. As the IPO is exacting about its correct completion and will not permit us to amend any errors it may contain, we suggest that you complete and send it to us by email for our review prior to its execution. The capacity of the person signing on behalf of the proprietor must be disclosed in the authorisation of agent. If a member of your firm signs on behalf of the proprietor as an attorney in fact, a certified copy of the power of attorney in their favour and a declaration (form attached) sworn by them are also required. If the mark is based on a UK registration, a certified copy of the UK registration is also required.