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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.
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.
To protect your trade mark outside of the UK, you usually need to apply in each country you want protection in.
Look up a trade mark to see if something identical or similar to your brand is already registered.
Buy or get someone's permission to use a patent, trade mark, design or work under copyright
Benefit from your trade mark by licensing, mortgaging, selling, transferring ownership, merging and exploit by marketing.
You should get legal advice before applying for intellectual property. Your chances of obtaining intellectual property are much greater if you use an attorney.
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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