Tonga
The Kingdom of Tonga was formerly a British Protectorate which became an independent State within the British Commonwealth on 4 June 1970.
Own laws
Yes
Re-registration
The Industrial Property Act 1994 came into force in February 2000. It provides for an independent system of registration of patents, trade marks, utility model certificates and designs.
Patents: Independent
EP(UK): No information
Trade marks: Independent
Designs: Independent
Member of WIPO, and Paris and Berne Treaties since June 2001 and WTO as of 2 July 2007.
Administration
Intellectual
Property & Company Registration Office
Ministry of Labour, Commerce and Industries
PO
Box
110
Nuku'alofa
Tonga
Tel: (676)
23 688
Fax:
(676) 23887
