Designs

– 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.