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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
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Before you apply for a trade mark you need to: decide which general…
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The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) will examine your application and…
Your trade mark will be registered around 10 weeks (2 months, plus 2…
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Examples of unacceptable trade marks around protected emblems, internet domain names and your company name.
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Find Companies House-recognised filing software to manage your company accounts, returns and tax accounts
Find details of recent trade mark applications or amendments by searching the journal
Search decisions from UK trade mark hearings
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You must register as an overseas company in the UK to do business legally - find out about what you need to do
Find registered patents, patent applications and pending patents
Using our Find and update company information service to follow companies and search company information for free.
Guidance on how to register, manage and enforce a trade mark. A trade mark protects your brand, for example the name of your product or service.
This page provides practical information to help you make the most of your IP when doing business in ASEAN.
Information on rules to stop companies from reducing UK tax by diverting profits to tax shelters and preferential regimes, and the exemptions.
What the public register is, what details you need to give us, and how the public can access this information.
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How to find export opportunities and overseas customers for your business on great.gov.uk: get help selling online overseas, get help from a trade specialist.
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