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Turks and Caicos Islands: registration of trademark

Registration of trademark on the Turks and Caicos Islands is carried out by the company Law&Trust. Our lawyers are knowledgeable with the legal foundations of the country, have information about the necessary documents for individuals and legal entities.

You can contact us for consultation in several ways, namely: by phone, through interactive chat, and you can send your application by e-mail during non-working hours. Free advice for the client will help to select the system for registration of the trademark, and also to clarify all questions concerning the collection of documentation.

The process of registering a brand name on the Turks and Caicos Islands

Jurisdiction of these islands implies the existence of five ways to register trademark.

1. Local population, as well as all businessmen whose enterprises are located in the territory of the American continent, are obliged to submit application for registration under the commercial use procedure.
2. All individuals and non-resident entrepreneurs have the right to file application according to the "intention to use" system. In order to use the foregoing procedure, businessman should not have branches in North or South America.
3. The Commission of Turks and Caicos accepts foreign applications from the owners of IPs and LLCs whose companies are located in the states listed in the list of participants to the Paris Convention.
4. Foreign registration is the most used method of obtaining trademark on the Turks and Caicos Islands. A citizen of any country can submit application according to this system.
5. International registration is the most popular procedure for those who plan to expand the enterprise to all continents. The process is carried out on the basis of the Madrid Agreement, and the client has the right to develop activities in 98 countries around the world after registration of trademark on the Turks and Caicos Islands. The trademark automatically falls under legal protection in all states where it is used.

It is possible to register trademark on Turks and Caicos Islands only after preparing the necessary package of documentation, as well as its translation into English. The collection of data, as well as their thorough verification and processing are carried out by our lawyers.

The client provides a power of attorney to specialists to represent his own interests in the tax authorities and other state bodies, which gives the right to receive certificates and extracts for the client to the lawyer. Confidentiality of your data is guaranteed.

Consideration of the package of documents by the commission of Turks and Caicos takes no more than one year. After issuing the permission, it is valid for 10 years, and the subsequent renewal procedure is carried out by our lawyers upon your request. Renewal does not require significant preparation, and most often it consist in payment of the state fee.

The registered trademark shall be used by the owner, otherwise the commission may deprive it of legal force.