Trademark registration in Fiji

The trademark office and official links

Trademarks in Fiji are registered by the Fiji Intellectual Property Office, Office of the Attorney-General (FIPO).

• Trademark office: Fiji Intellectual Property Office, Office of the Attorney-General (FIPO)
• Law: Trademarks Act 2021 (Act No. 36 of 2021), commencing on a date set by Gazette notice
• Law: Trademarks (Amendment) Act 2025 (Act No. 29 of 2025), assented 9 December 2025, commencing on a date set by Gazette notice
• Law: Trade-Marks Act 1933, the earlier law, in force until the 2021 Act commences

Official fees in Fiji

The office does not publish an up-to-date fee schedule we could verify. Ask firms that cover Fiji for a quote that shows official and professional fees separately — post a request or compare packages.

How to register a trademark in Fiji

1. Search the Fiji trademark register; records have not been computerised, so searches are done manually at the registry.
2. File the application with the Fiji Intellectual Property Office, giving the mark, a specimen (unless a word mark), the class(es) of goods, applicant details and a power of attorney if an agent files.
3. The office carries out a formal examination and a substantive examination for distinctiveness and conflicts with earlier marks.
4. Accepted applications are published, which may be in the Government Gazette and/or local newspapers.
5. Third parties may oppose after publication, typically within three months.
6. If there is no successful opposition, the mark is registered and a certificate of registration is issued.

Examination, publication and opposition

• Examination: The Fiji Intellectual Property Office conducts formal and substantive examination; no official time frame found.
• Publication: Government Gazette and/or local newspapers (per the Office of the Attorney-General)
• Opposition period: Typically 3 months from publication (per the Office of the Attorney-General; statutory basis not verified)

Filing from abroad

• Power of attorney: A power of attorney is required when an agent files; formalities (notarisation/legalisation) not verified.
• Language: English

Firms on TrademarksHub that cover Fiji can act as your local agent — see firms.

Madrid Protocol

Fiji is not a member of the Madrid System, so an international registration cannot cover it. You need a national filing, usually through a local agent.

Trademark classes

Goods and services are grouped into the 45 Nice classes. Not sure which classes you need? See all 45 classes or classes by business type.

How Fiji compares

• Opposition: Typically 3 months from publication (per the Office of the Attorney-General; statutory basis not verified) — compare all countries

Guides: registering in any country · costs by country · Madrid

Good to know in Fiji

• Fiji's trademark law is in transition: the Trademarks Act 2021 replaces the Trade-Marks Act 1933 but takes effect only on a date set by Gazette notice, and the Trademarks (Amendment) Act 2025 (assented 9 December 2025) also commences by Gazette notice. Check which regime applies on your filing date.
• The 2025 amendment adds a ground for refusing marks that use iTaukei words, phrases or symbols of cultural, spiritual or historical significance, Fiji Hindi or Rotuman terms, religious or communal symbols, or terms falsely suggesting association with indigenous communities; the Commissioner must give written reasons for such a refusal within 14 days.
• The Office of the Attorney-General's trademark page (updated May 2026) still describes 14-year registration terms renewable for further 14-year periods, which reflects the 1933 Act; registrations made under the 1933 Act keep their existing registration period after the 2021 Act commences.
• The Office of the Attorney-General's trademark page states that a mark may become vulnerable to cancellation if it is not used for a continuous period of five years after registration.
• Under the 1933 Act, as described in late 2023, the registry used an old British-style classification of 50 goods classes and services could not be registered directly; the 2021 Act adopts the Nice Classification and allows service marks.

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