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Look up a trade mark to see if something identical or similar to your brand is already registered.

Protect your brand by registering it as a trade mark - how to apply, fees, responding to objections to your trade mark, using the ® symbol

• Overview

  You can register your trade mark to protect your brand, for example the…

• Before you apply

  Before you apply for a trade mark you need to: decide which general…

• Send your application

  To apply you’ll need: details of what you want to register, for example…

• After you apply

  The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) will examine your application and…

• When your trade mark is registered

  Your trade mark will be registered around 10 weeks (2 months, plus 2…

Find registered patents, patent applications and pending patents

Find registered designs in the UK

Who gets copyright, types of work it covers, permitted use of copyright material, how to license and sell copyright and help resolving disputes

What intellectual property is, how you can protect it, and which of copyright, patents, design right and trade marks applies to your work

A patent registers your invention and lets you take legal action against anyone who makes, uses, sells or imports your invention without your permission.

Renew a trade mark, including late renewals and restoring a trade mark

Find details of recent trade mark applications or amendments by searching the journal

Register a design - what designs are protected, search the registers, prepare your illustrations, how to apply, disclaimers and limitations.

Sign up for alerts about applications for UK trade marks or international registrations

Check the patents journal to find UK-registered patents granted, published and filed

Renew and pay for a GB or European patent online - when renewal is due, fees, renew by post or phone instead

Use this form to record a change of name, address or email of the trade mark owner.

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Use this form to record changes to the ownership of UK trade marks for full assignment of the rights.

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Use this form to file your application to register a trade mark.

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Search decisions from UK trade mark hearings

Apply for an extension to oppose a trade mark application beyond the initial 2-month opposition time - also known as a notice of threatened opposition

Use this form to appoint or change a representative for a trade mark owner or update current representative details.

• From: Intellectual Property Office

You can renew a registered design or restore a design that's expired with the Intellectual Property Office