Do Have To Register A Cattery

FCPI tin can register cattery names on behalf of its members direct to the World Cat Federation. FCPI/WCF cattery names are protected across WCF clubs all over the globe. Cattery name owners have the right to:

Add their cattery proper name every bit a PREFIX to the proper noun of the cat or kitten of their ain convenance, AND
Add their cattery proper noun equally a SUFFIX to the name of the cat or kitten that they acquired from a fellow breeder.

Cattery names are like trade names in that information technology allows people to identify the lines, ownership, or ancestry of the cat from the cattery name affixed to it. Registered cattery names are protected at an initial menstruation of 5 years and may be renewed subsequently for another five-year menses or for lifetime.

IMPORTANT: Delight read the rules and general guidelines before filling out the application grade. Submissions which do non accommodate with the guidelines volition NOT be processed. You lot volition exist asked to file the class anew if your application is declined due to nonconformity.

POLICIES AND GENERAL GUIDELINES

Cattery names will non be duplicated, and shall be protected in favor of the registrant.
The Feline Council of the Philippines will initially register a cattery name for a menstruation of v (v) years; the registrant may apply to renew the same at the end of each five-year period and whatsoever subsequent renewal period.
Information technology is the breeder's (registrant'south) responsibility to apply for a renewal of the cattery name registration. Six (six) months past its expiration, the cattery name may be made bachelor to the next registrant, without any liability or prejudice to the FCPI. The initial rate volition apply for all renewals made past this date.
A cattery name cannot be a name of any recognized breeds, copyrighted materials or statutory titles (e.g. PRINCESS, Duke, CHAMPION, GRCH, Md, etc.). It must not be obscene or derogatory.
Special characters are not allowed, except for hyphens, spaces, apostrophe, and, asterisk used in conjunction with state code.
A cattery name cannot exceed xv characters, including spaces, hyphens, state code affix, etc.
Cattery proper name choices submitted past the applicant must be at least two letters different from each of the choices and with any existing WCF cattery name. Double letters (ee, nn, tt, etc.) count as one letter. Spaces, and the utilize or not-apply of "S" does not constitute a letter difference.
If the name of choice has already been registered with any other WCF member guild, the name may notwithstanding be accustomed and canonical, provided that the ISO country code has been appended following the name.
ISO land or metropolis codes may intentionally be applied in the proper noun choices, simply it may exist rejected or revoked, if similar enough to any previously registered cattery proper name ("MAGNIFICATS*PH", "MAGNIFICATS-PH" or "PHL MAGNIFICATS" none of the remaining names would exist approved if whatsoever one of these names is already in active apply).
Do not include the discussion CAT/due south, CATTERY or the proper name of a recognized breed (Fold, Coon, Sphynx, etc.) in your cattery name.
Do not apply loftier-profile people or copyrighted brand names, nor unmarried first names (for case: How-do-you-do Kitty, Harry Potter, Christina, etc.).

USES OF CATTERY NAMES

The prefix position is reserved for the breeder'south cattery proper noun. It may exist used in the possessive form (with an apostrophe S), or as-is, at the time of individual registration.
The suffix position is optional and will merely exist permitted if the entire name of the cat is still inside the 35-grapheme limit. The word "OF" will precede the cattery proper noun of the new owner, and may be changed or deleted at any fourth dimension, with applicable fee.
Cattery names in either position, including apostrophe and spaces, constitute the unabridged registered name of the cat, thus, count towards the character assart.

CATTERY NAME SEARCH

It may be helpful to search the WCF database of cattery names before applying. Your application for a cattery proper name is more likely to be approved if it is non like to whatever cattery proper noun already registered in the WCF database. Please notation that the database is not updated in real time and it is possible that your chosen cattery name may have been granted to another bidder at the time your application has been received. WCF retains the right to approve any of the choices you submitted.