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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…

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

• What intellectual property is

  Having the right type of intellectual property protection helps you to…

• Protect your intellectual property

  Protecting your intellectual property makes it easier to take legal action…

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

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

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

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

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What to do if you think someone's used your intellectual property without permission - types of intellectual property abuse, help resolving disputes and further legal action you can take.

Use this form to file your application to register an International Registration governed exclusively by the Madrid Protocol

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Change official details about trademarks in the trade mark register with no cost or charge - find forms, correct mistakes, appoint a representative, surrender your rights to a trade mark

Use this form to notify of a standard opposition and to set out the grounds on which you are basing this opposition.

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Get certified or uncertified copies of your patent, trade mark or design registration documents to prove that you have intellectual property rights.

Buy or get someone's permission to use a patent, trade mark, design or work under copyright

Use this form if you are limiting or removing the goods and services from your trade mark application

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Use this form to renew your trade mark registration.

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Use this form to request a certified copy of a UK trade mark.

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