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Registration of trademarks in Saint Kitts and Nevis

Any successful company does everything to develop its own brand and high reputation. Important stage in the foregoing process is the registration of trademark. It is very important not to miss the opportunity and timely register the trademark.

Law&Trust International, which offers its clients services for registration of trademarks in various countries of the world, and in particular in the jurisdiction of Saint Kitts and Nevis, can greatly assist you in this matter.

Saint Kitts and Nevis: procedure of registering a brand name

It should be noted that there are a number of features for registering trademarks in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Considerably wide range of elements that can be registered as trademark is available in the country:

• Company name or the name of the person with registration in uppercase letters, in block letters, or in some other distinctive style;
• Signature in writing;
• Picture, distinctive symbol, logo;
• Hologram, packaging, label, slogan;
• Any original words;
• Word or text that is not relevant to quality or nature of the product and is not a geographical name.

Before submitting an application for registration of trademark, it is recommended (though not necessary) to contact the Intellectual Property Department. There will be possible to find out whether anyone has submitted applications for similar trademarks and whether there is the possibility of registering this trademark in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

The application for registration of trademark in Saint Kitts and Nevis is filed with the Trademark Office. It should necessarily contain the following:

• Name and address of the applicant;

• Nationality of the applicant;

• Company name (if necessary);

• Logo, trademark, word or stylized words;

• List of services or description of the products represented by the trademark being registered;

• Power of attorney for providing assistance and support when registering the trademark.

The trademark in Saint Kitts and Nevis is under protection for ten years, and after the expiry of the indicated period the registration can be renewed for subsequent ten years.

The applicant for registration of trademark, who is non-resident of the country, can not apply to the Trademark Office by himself. He should be represented by a local authorized agent.

Apply to Law&Trust International and you will be provided with qualified assistance in the issues of trademark registration in Saint Kitts and Nevis starting from the filing of the application up to the issuance of the certificate of registration.