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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.
Find details of recent trade mark applications or amendments by searching the journal
Get help to classify footwear and parts of footwear for import and export.
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.
Section last updated: July 2025.
Protect your brand by registering it as a trade mark - how to apply, fees, responding to objections to your trade mark, using the ® symbol.
Use this form to submit a copy of the regulations governing the use of the trade mark(s).
How to object and challenge someone else's trade mark and details of any legal costs involved.
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