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Trade Marks

For most businesses, the brand is the most valuable asset they own. We clear, register and defend trade marks across the UK, the EU and internationally, protecting the names, logos and signs that set you apart. And we stay close to your case throughout.

How we help

Clearance searches

Before you commit, we check that your mark is genuinely free to use and register, so you don’t hit costly conflicts later.

Filing & prosecution

We prepare and file your application, then handle the examination process right through to registration.

Oppositions & defence

We oppose conflicting marks, and we defend your applications and registrations when they’re challenged.

Watching & renewals

We watch for infringing marks and keep your registrations renewed, so protection doesn’t lapse.

How we work

01

Understand

We get to know your business, your market and what matters most to protect.

02

Protect

We put the right rights in place, filed correctly and managed with care from the outset.

03

Maintain

We manage, renew and enforce your protection so it keeps working as you grow.

INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY

Protection that reaches where your business is going.

Protection rarely stops at one border. We plan international coverage as a single strategy, using the efficient central routes where they fit and direct national filings where they don’t, always framed around where your business is going next.

Madrid Protocol: one application covering 130+ countries

EUIPO: unitary protection across the European Union

Priority windows: extend abroad while keeping your filing date

One relationship: a single team across the whole portfolio

Typical timeline (UK)

01

Check & file

Within 2–3 days

02

Examination

Within 1 month

03

Publication

After examination

04

Registered

Approx 6 months

Frequently asked questions

How long does a trade mark last?

A UK or EU registration lasts ten years from filing and may be renewed indefinitely for further ten-year periods. Provided the mark remains in use, protection can be maintained without limit.

Do we need to register in every country?

What can be registered as a trade mark?

Do you need a power of attorney to act for us?

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