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Protect your brand by registering it as a trade mark - how to apply, fees, responding to objections to your trade mark, using the ® symbol
You can register your trade mark to protect your brand, for example the…
Before you apply for a trade mark you need to: decide which general…
To apply you’ll need: details of what you want to register, for example…
The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) will examine your application and…
Your trade mark will be registered around 10 weeks (2 months, plus 2…
Use this form to file your application to register a trade mark.
Depending on the objection raised in your examination, you have 2 months to respond through a number of options.
Find details of recent trade mark applications or amendments by searching the journal
Around 40% of series applications don’t meet the requirements. We recommend you read this guide if you are considering making a series application.
In order to better understand the process of applying for a trade mark, we recommend you view the trade mark timeline.
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.
You may be required to complete a witness statement to support your request to correct an error in a trade mark application.
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
International trade mark registrations protected in the EU under the Madrid Protocol will no longer enjoy protection in the UK after 1 January 2021.
This page provides practical information to help you make the most of your IP when doing business in India.
Use this form to file your application to register an International Registration governed exclusively by the Madrid Protocol
To protect your trade mark outside of the UK, you usually need to apply in each country you want protection in.
This page provides practical information to help you make the most of your IP when doing business in Kazakhstan.
How to object and challenge someone else's trade mark and details of any legal costs involved.
Look up a trade mark to see if something identical or similar to your brand is already registered.
Use this form to renew your trade mark registration.
Examples of unacceptable trade marks around protected emblems, internet domain names and your company name.
Benefit from your trade mark by licensing, mortgaging, selling, transferring ownership, merging and exploit by marketing.
When applying to register a trade mark, you must use the classification system to specify the goods and/or services you'll be using it on.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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