Patents of Invention

– Patents Act 1949 (Cap 87).
– Registration of United Kingdom Patents Act (Cap 179).

Membership in International Conventions

– Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), since July 4, 2019.

Filing

Type of patents: patents granted in the United Kingdom or in Europe effective in the United Kingdom may be registered in the Solomon Islands, provided application is made within three years from the date of grant of the U.K. patent. 

Remark on IP implications of the U.K.'s exit from the European Union on January 31, 2020: the U.K.'s position as a contracting State of the European Patent Office (EPO) is not affected by the U.K.'s withdrawal from the EU, and European (U.K.) patents will continue to be obtainable through the EPO route.

Applicant: the owner of a U.K. patent or a European patent effective in the U.K.

Filing requirements:
1. Application;
2. Authorization of agent, simply signed;
3. Certified copy of the specification and drawings of the U.K. patent or European patent effective in the U.K.;
4. Certificate of the Comptroller General of the United Kingdom Patent Office.

Examination, Protection

Examination: none. 

Opposition: none. 

Duration: expires with the U.K. patent. 

Assignment: should be recorded. 

Working: not required.