Intellectual Property Services:

Trademarks:

A trademark is a distinctive sign or indicator that an individual or a business organisation uses to distinguish its products and services from others available in the marketplace. A trademark shows consumers that the product or service they are buying is coming from a unique source. However legal exclusivity is only obtained by trademark registration.

There is a large range of trademarks that can be registered including a name, word, phrase, logo, symbol, design, image, etc. or a combination of any of these.

A Trademark can be registered either in one or several jurisdictions. Under the Madrid Protocol, 80 countries (as of 1st April 2010) including UK, EU and US can be covered by only one trademark application. This provides a trademark with global protection.

WCA can advise on all your Trademark requests and queries including searches, license payments and initial and renewal register application filings. In particular we are able to search as to whether a trademark exists in any of the member countries of the Madrid Protocol, and to register a trademark under the Protocol if so desired.

Patents:

Prosecution of and receiving a patent is a critical step in protecting valuable intellectual property.

Patents can be registered either in one or several jurisdictions. This provides a patent with global protection.

WCA can advise and assist on all your patent requests and queries including searches, license payments and initial and renewal patent application filings. In particular we are able to conduct worldwide patent screenings.

Copyrights:

Like both trademark and patents, copyrights to creative works are a necessary and positive method of protecting valuable intellectual property.

WCA can advise and assist on all your copyright requests and queries including searches, license payments and initial and renewal patent application filings. In particular we are able to conduct worldwide patent screenings.

Domain Names:

WCA can assist your company in securing valuable internet domain names and IP addresses.