[Inquiry of Annual Fees of Overseas Patents] Issue 60: Samoa The independent state of Samoa, or Samoa for short, is an island country located in the southern Pacific Ocean, consisting of two main islands and eight small islands. Samoa is the center of the Polynesian Islands and the place where Samoans have lived for generations. Independence on January 1, 1962. It is a member of the Commonwealth. In 1997, it was renamed the Independent State of Samoa. Samoa's economy is dominated by agriculture, producing coconut, cocoa, breadfruit and bananas. The industry includes small light industry and agricultural product processing industry. Tourism is also one of the main economic pillars of Samoa. The Samoan Intellectual Property Law was implemented in 2011, in which copyright, trademark, design, patent