Designs
Legal Basis
– United Kingdom Designs (Protection) Act (Cap 181).
Membership in International Conventions
– Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), since July 4, 2019.
Filing
Kind of designs: a United Kingdom registration automatically extends to the territory of the Solomon Islands without the necessity of local registration.
Applicant: the owner of the U.K. registration.
Examination, Protection
Examination: none.
Opposition: none.
Duration: expires with the U.K. registration.
Assignment: should be recorded.
Working: not required.