International Services - Legal

Registered Office

The Registered Office address is the address that a company is officially registered upon incorporation. It is a requirement for all companies to have a country-based registered office address. This address is used for mail delivery from the Company Registry, Tax and other Governing Bodies. Often the Registered Office address is also that of the Registered Agent.

Trademarks

A trademark is a distinctive sign or indicator that an individual or a business organization uses to distinguish its products and services from others available in the marketplace. A trademark shows consumers that the product or services 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. 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.

Agent for Service of Process

An Agent for Service of Process is a representative appointed by a company to receive legal notices or process on its behalf.

WCA can arrange for the provision of an Agent for Service of Process in most countries of the world.

Please contact us for more details.

Export Documents

Our services include E.C and Arab Certificates of Origin, EUR/ATR-1 documents. We can provide full certification services both manually and electronically.

Documentary Letters of Credit

We can provide checking and completion of Documentary Letter of Credit paperwork and our experienced staff ensure accelerated payment collections and the eradication of bank discrepancy fees.

Passports & Visas

We offer a fully comprehensive Passport & Visa service for both the business and leisure traveller.