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Look up a trade mark to see if something identical or similar to your brand is already registered.
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…
What intellectual property is, how you can protect it, and which of copyright, patents, design right and trade marks applies to your work.
Having the right type of intellectual property protection helps you to…
Protecting your intellectual property makes it easier to take legal action…
Find details of recent trade mark applications or amendments by searching the journal
Renew a trade mark, including late renewals and restoring a trade mark
Sign up for alerts about applications for UK trade marks or international registrations
Use this form to record changes to the ownership of UK trade marks for full assignment of the rights.
Search decisions from UK trade mark hearings
Use this form to record a change of name, address or email of the trade mark owner.
Use this form to notify of a standard opposition and to set out the grounds on which you are basing this opposition.
Use this form to file your application to register a trade mark.
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.
Use this form to appoint or change a representative for a trade mark owner or update current representative details.
Get certified or uncertified copies of your patent, trade mark or design registration documents to prove that you have intellectual property rights.
Use this form to file your application to register an International Registration governed exclusively by the Madrid Protocol
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
Use this form if you are limiting or removing the goods and services from your trade mark application
Buy or get someone's permission to use a patent, trade mark, design or work under copyright
Use this form to apply to rectify the register for registered trade marks only
Use this form to request a certified copy of a UK trade mark.
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