News: Trademark registration on American Samoa

American Samoa: trademark registration

The Samoan jurisdiction assumes minimal taxes on entrepreneurial activity, which is one of the main reasons for registering trademark in American Samoa. The state requires minimal reporting, and the currency used is the dollar, which is convenient for carrying out transactions and keeping funds in the accounts of any banks.

The trademark registration service is provided by Law&Trust. Our specialists work promptly, which will shorten the time of collection and forwarding of documentation to the greatest possible extent.

What is included in the service of registering a brand name in American Samoa?

Our lawyer becomes your authorized person and performs absolutely all the operations for preparation. The client only need to demonstrate a desire and call to our office. If communication by telephone is not comfortable for you, we have chat and mail.

The work begins immediately after you contact us, and you need to provide a color scan of the passport and a signed application, the form of which we issue for you, and the lawyer will proceed to the following duties.

1. Correspondence and negotiations with the appropriate authorities, which should issue all the necessary documents, including the tax service and the Single Register.

2. Collection of documents and their verification for authenticity and correct compilation. The term for consideration of your application by the American Samoa expert commission is about one year, so they can notice the slightest shortcomings in the documentation.

3. Translation of documents into Samoan or English (upon the request of the commission), certification of each copy and all pages of individual forms.

4. Sending the package by courier or regular post (upon the request of the client). The first method is much faster, and if you want the documents to be accompanied by our lawyer, it is also possible.

Documents for registration of trademark in American Samoa

The list for individuals is the following:

1. National identity document. The scanned copy should be in color and accurate.
2. Statement of residence. In case the address of residence is not indicated in the identifying document, you will need to provide the certificate or invoices of payment for utilities for the previous 3 months.
3. Confirmation of income and activities. In the above capacity there can be certificate from the place of work, extract from the bank, and other documents that can confirm your welfare.

The number of documentation can vary on a case-by-case basis. If there are any additions to the package of documents, our lawyers will notify you in advance.

The list for legal entities includes all of the abovementioned documents, and statement from the tax authorities is used to confirm the income. In addition, the company's charter is required, as well as documents regarding all beneficial owners and directors. The list veries depending on your field of activity and the scale of the corporation.