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French Polynesia
FRENCH POLYNESIA IS A FRENCH OVERSEAS TERRITORY THAT COMPRISES OF MORE THAN 100 ISLANDS AND ATOLLS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. IT STRETCHES FOR MORE THAN 2,000KM. IT HAS A POPULATION OF OVER 300,000.
Trade mark protection
New Intellectual Property legislation has passed in French Polynesia regarding the transfer of trade mark responsibility to local Polynesian administration. This Act is now in force, but information about these processes is not yet available.
Until that information is made available, owners of French national trade marks must check whether their registration automatically extends to French Polynesia.
The date of filing will determine whether French trade marks extend to French Polynesia:
• Any trade marks filed or renewed prior to 3 March 2004 in France are protected in French Polynesia.
• Any French trade marks filed between 3 March 2004 and 31 January 2014 remain protected in French Polynesia if, by 1 September 2015, the applicant had applied for recognition of their title with the French Polynesian Local Authority. To obtain recognition this involves payment of an official fee.
• Any trade marks filed or renewed from the 1 February 2014 requires the owner to request an extension of protection to French Polynesia.
Patent protection
New Intellectual Property legislation has passed in French Polynesia regarding the transfer of patent responsibility to local Polynesian administration. This Act is now in force, but information about these processes is not yet available.
Until that information is made available, owners of French national patents
must check whether their registration automatically extends to French Polynesia.
The date of filing will determine whether French patents extend to French Polynesia:
• Any patents filed or renewed prior to 3 March 2004 in France are protected in French Polynesia.
• Any French patents filed between 3 March 2004 and 31 January 2014 remain protected in French Polynesia if, by 1 September 2015, the applicant had applied for recognition of their title with the French Polynesian local authority. To obtain recognition this involves payment of an official fee.
• Any patents filed or renewed from the 1 February 2014 requires the owner to request an extension of protection to French Polynesia.
Design protection
New Intellectual Property legislation has passed in French Polynesia regarding the transfer of design responsibility to local Polynesian administration. This Act is now in force, but information about these processes is not yet available.
Until that information is made available, owners of French national designs
must check whether their registration automatically extends to French Polynesia.
The date of filing will determine whether French designs extend to French Polynesia:
• Any designs filed or renewed prior to 3 March 2004 in France are protected in French Polynesia.
• Any French designs filed between 3 March 2004 and 31 January 2014 remain protected in French Polynesia if, by 1 September 2015, the applicant had applied for recognition of their title with the French Polynesian local authority. To obtain recognition this involves payment of an official fee.
• Any designs filed or renewed from the 1 February 2014 requires the owner to request an extension of protection to French Polynesia.
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