ARTICLE · 18 FEBRUARY 1999
Registration Of Trade Marks In Anguilla
INTRODUCTION
Paris Convention Not Applicable
Anguilla is not a Convention country and protection of a trade mark in Anguilla depends exclusively on registration of that trade mark in Anguilla. This is so no matter how well-known the mark is.
There are two statutes in Anguilla under which trade marks may be registered. These are:-
The Trade Marks Act (Cap 192) - under which trade marks are registered generally; and
The Registration of United Kingdom Trade Marks Act (Cap 191) - which provides for the registration in Anguilla of trade marks that are already registered in the United Kingdom.
REGISTRATION OF TRADE MARKS UNDER THE TRADE MARKS ACT
General
As a general rule, a trade mark may not be registered under the Trade Marks Act if:
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