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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.
Examples of unacceptable trade marks around protected emblems, internet domain names and your company name.
Look up a trade mark to see if something identical or similar to your brand is already registered.
Sign up for alerts about applications for UK trade marks or international registrations
Find details of recent trade mark applications or amendments by searching the journal
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.
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.
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
Includes registering, protecting and applying for designs and patents
Use this service to find goods and services that would be acceptable as part of a UK trade mark application.
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