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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…
Examples of unacceptable trade marks around protected emblems, internet domain names and your company name.
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.
Look up a trade mark to see if something identical or similar to your brand is already registered.
International trade mark registrations protected in the EU under the Madrid Protocol will no longer enjoy protection in the UK after 1 January 2021.
Use this form to file your application to register a trade mark.
This page provides practical information to help you make the most of your IP when doing business in India.
To help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Philippines.
Guidance for businesses holding registered Community designs and international trade marks and designs.
Depending on the objection raised in your examination, you have 2 months to respond through a number of options.
Use this form to renew your trade mark registration.
How to renew your patents, trade marks or registered designs: when to renew, how to renew online or renew and restore by post, how much it costs.
To help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Laos.
This page provides practical information to help you make the most of your IP when doing business in Kazakhstan.
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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