In Vanuatu, registering a trademark is mandatory in order to obtain protection, since the country operates under a “first-to-file” system. This means that only registered trademarks are protected, and rights are granted to whoever files first.
In some exceptional cases, an unregistered trademark may receive protection, but this is rare.
Trademark applications are filed with the Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Vanuatu.
If you register a combined trademark (with both word and figurative elements), your rights apply only to the exact form in which the mark was filed and registered. If you wish to use the name separately from the logo (or vice versa), you should file a separate application for each version.