Intellectual Property Office (IPO)

TT Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
http://www.ipo.gov.tt/

address: 

3rd Floor, Capital Plaza, 11 – 13 Frederick Street, Port of Spain, Trinidad.

email: 

info@ipo.gov.tt

In Trinidad and Tobago Intellectual Property Rights are covered via local legislation concomitant with participation in the relevant international conventions. The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) was established on December 1, 1997 through the Patents Act, 1997, Chap. 82:76. 

 

The activities in the Industrial Property areas of the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) are determined mainly by the administration of laws concerning trade marks, patents (including utility certificates), industrial designs, geographical indications, layout designs (topographies) of integrated circuits and the protection of new varieties of plants (plant breeders rights). 

 

Other activities in industrial property revolve around public education, staff training and outreach to specialized groups such as legal practitioners, researchers and industries. 

 

The IPO has taken the initiative to establish a Start-UP IP Academy with technical assistance from WIPO. It is implementing an IP Clinic in partnership with the Caribbean Industrial Development Institute (CARIRI).

 

contact info: 

Address 3rd Floor, Capital Plaza, 11 – 13 Frederick Street, Port of Spain, Trinidad. Telephone: (868) 625-9972, 625-1907, 627-0706 Fax: (868) 624-1221

services: 

a) Granting Intellectual Property Rights in the area of industrial property. b) The promotion of inventiveness among citizens of Trinidad and Tobago c) The making of patent information services available to the public. d) The determination of Opposition Hearings; e) Making Intellectual Property information available to the public; f) Receiving international-applications under the Patent Corporation Treaty (PCT); g) Advising the Government on Intellectual Property matters, e.g. for negotiation in the trade agreements; h) Raising public awareness, inclusive of schools and institutions of higher learning; i) Participating in the development of International Treaties in the area of Intellectual Property; and j) Participating in the development of International Instruments dealing with new and evolving areas of Intellectual Property.
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