On 10 October, 2010 the Netherlands Antilles consisting of the islands of Curacao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius has officially ceased to exist. As for many other legal effects, this also has its impact on the trademark legislation of the former Netherlands Antilles and the islands Curacao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius.
The new situation for Netherlands Antilles trademark registrations after 10 October 2010 is as follows: |
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1. For Curacao and Sint Maarten no re-confirmation or reregistration of the existing former Netherlands Antilles registrations have been necessary. Exisiting registrations were automatically converted to the new registers which has been done on 10 October 2011. Renewal dates will be the same as in the old situation.
Trademark applications for Curacao and (temporarily) for Sint Maarten are handled bij the Bureau for Intellectual Property of Curacao.
2. For Bonaire, St. Eustatius & Saba re-confirmation filings were necessary however, which was possible until 10 Oktober 2011. This is now no longer possible. If registration for Bonaire, Saba & St. Eustatius is needed, a new application is required if a re-confirmation filing was not done.
Trademark applications for Bonaire, St. Eustatius & Saba are handled bij the Benelux Office of Intellectual Property. JMTC Trademark Protection is authorized to act as a trademark attorney for Bonaire, St. Eustatius & Saba (BES Islands) |
