On October 1st, 2006, Antigua & Barbuda put into force the country’s first ever comprehensive trade mark law: the Trade Marks Act, 2003 a well as the Trade Marks Regulations, approved in 2006. A related act, the Intellectual Property Office Act, established an Intellectual Property Office which appoints the Registry of Intellectual Property.
To comply with the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), the enactment of the new Trade marks Act was accompanied by new legislation to protect patents, copyright, industrial designs, geographical indications, and int
