Application to register a UK trade mark


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Practice notes

Application to register a UK trade mark


Published by a ÑÇÖÞÉ«ÇéÍø IP expert

Practice notes
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This Practice Note provides guidance on applying to register a trade mark at the UK intellectual property Office (IPO). It deals with issues relating to conducting searches before making an application, the three-phase application process, making the application for registration, application fees, filing dates, claiming priority, classification of goods and services, search and examination, eligibility of the mark, absolute and relative grounds of refusal, examiner's objections, and publication of the application. It covers relevant provisions of the Trade Marks Act 1994 (TMA 1994).

The registration of a trade mark gives the owner the exclusive right to prevent others from using that mark without their consent. It is important that any individual or company wishing to use a name or brand in respect of particular goods or services applies to register that mark to benefit from maximum protection.

For more information about infringement of trade mark registrations, see Practice Note: Trade mark infringement—UK. Seeking protection through the common law tort of passing off for unregistered marks is dealt with in Practice Note: Introduction to passing off.

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The trade secrets of an employer that are normally protected as registered trade marks, designs or copyright.

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