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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.
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.
Protect your brand by registering it as a trade mark - how to apply, fees, responding to objections to your trade mark, using the ® symbol.
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
International trade mark registrations protected in the EU under the Madrid Protocol will no longer enjoy protection in the UK after 1 January 2021.
Guidance for businesses holding registered Community designs and international trade marks and designs.
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 protect your trade mark outside of the UK, you usually need to apply in each country you want protection in.
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