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Protect your business from being copied by competitors. A registered trademark gives you (the owner) exclusive rights for its use and prevents others who have the same or similar assets in their area of business.
Protect your reputation, goodwill, and market position with our trademark protection services.
Trademark Solicitors: Why You Need Them
When you register a trademark, you make taking legal action against infringement and counterfeiting easier and at a more reasonable cost.
An unregistered trademark has limited rights, which can be difficult and expensive when it comes to enforcing it. This often leaves small and medium businesses unprotected and vulnerable.
Trademark protection is one of the most important investments you can make in your business, but it is often overlooked.
Our Trademark lawyers can help.
Experienced Trademark Lawyers For Registration & Protection
Registering & protecting a trademark can be complex. That’s why the UK Government highly recommends using trademark lawyers like Freeman Harris Solicitors.
Trademarks are registered in ‘classes‘ that outline the classification of your goods or services. Each class has thousands of descriptions, and if you get it wrong, your application could be rejected, or legal protection may not cover you completely.
You also need to be aware of existing trademarks, which may be identical or similar, and can affect your ability to trade, which is why we offer a free review of your trademark.
It’s very easy to make mistakes, and a trademark in the wrong class can be useless. These small differences can be very important; that’s why you always seek guidance from our specialist trademark solicitors.
Trademark Registration: Where To File?
Trademarks are territorial in nature, and they need registration in each country individually
UK | European Union (EU) | International |
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If you trade solely in the UK, it is more cost-effective only to register your trademark in the UK. This covers filing and registering, provided no objections arise from the UKIPO, and no third parties oppose the registration of your trademark. | If you are going to trade in the EU and wish to obtain registration throughout the 27 countries in the EU, you will need an EU Trademark. This covers filing and registering your trademark, provided no objections are raised by the examiner, and no third parties oppose the registration of your trademark. | When trading internationally, it’s advised to seek an International Registration with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for protection throughout most countries. This covers filing and registering your trademark, provided no objections are raised. |
Freeman Harris Trademark Attorneys
We are listed as one of the top trademark filers according to CITMA in the UK and EU. Our team of experienced, trusted and reliable trademark solicitors have honed skills in trademark filing and protection, assisting an extensive number of our clients in the best way possible. We can assist you with the following trademark issues: Trademark registration in the UK or EU Trademark opposition in the UK or EU Trademark opposition advice and response Trademark searches and filing reports Trademark disputes and infringements International trademark filing through WIPOIntellectual Property Team
Abdul carries out a broad range of litigation work including dealing with intellectual property matters.
Talha has been working with intellectual property matters for a number of years including registration and advising on and overlooking IP disputes.
Isabel is training to learn intellectual property matters and will be communicating with you on IP matters.
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Common Trademark Questions
Filing and registering a trademark can be quite complex, so it is highly recommended by the government that you use an intellectual property attorney. Registering a trademark is a multi-stage process and you can see a breakdown of the process at our blog here.
Trademarks are registered in ‘classes‘ that outline the classification of your goods or services. Each class has thousands of descriptions, and if you get it wrong your application could be rejected or your legal protection will not cover you completely.
Say, you run a café, you might register under Class 43 ‘services for providing food and drink’. But what if you also intend to sell your packaged tea by the till? You’ll need a separate class for that. You know your ‘tea and toast’ deal is going to be really popular and you want to sell your jars of jam as well? That’s a different class again. It’s very easy to make mistakes, and a trademark in the wrong class can be useless. These small differences can be very important, and this is why you should always seek guidance from a specialist intellectual property attorney.
Good question! You can find out more on our blog.
Trademarks are territorial in nature and they need registration in each country individually. There are also multinational registration systems for example the European Union trademark registration system. International registrations are also possible. Costs depend on the number of jurisdictions where you want to obtain protection and the number of Classes included in your application.
UK
If you are only going to trade in the UK, it is cheapest for you to register your trademark only in the UK. This covers filing and bringing to registration your trademark, provided no objections arise from the UKIPO and no third parties oppose the registration of your trademark.
European Union (EU)
If you are going to trade in the EU and wish to obtain registration throughout the 27 countries of the EU, you will need a EU Trademark. The service covers filing and registering your trademark, provided no objections are raised from the examiner and no third parties oppose the registration of your trademark.
International
If you are looking to trade internationally, it is advisable to seek registration of an International Registration with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) which allows a trademark owner to extend its protection throughout most countries in the world.
Trademarks are your property, and like other property rights, they may be sold, franchised, or licensed to others.
Provided all government fees have been paid, a trademark lasts ten years. Registration can be renewed an unlimited number of times after ten years.
Provided that all government fees have been paid, a trademark lasts ten years. Registration can be renewed an unlimited number of times after ten years.
Registering a company or partnership name does not provide protection as a trademark, and you’ll have to register your trademark separately. In fact, registration of a company name only stops a third party from registering their company under the same name. It does not stop a third party from using your company name in their branding or as their trademark. If you register your company name as your trademark, you can prevent this from happening.
Absolutely. You simply need to use your domain name as if it were a trademark and register it following the usual processes.
Freeman Harris Solicitors: Trademark Fees
Our satisfied clients come in all sizes from start-ups to large multinationals and our trademark lawyers are upfront about our trademark fees and the services we can offer you.Service | Fees | VAT | Total |
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Trademark Registration UK | £400 + (£170 Gov Fees) | £80 | £650 |
Trademark Cease & Desist Letter | From £250 | £50 | From £300 |
Trademark Advice | £150 | £30 | £180 |
Trademark Infringement | £250 hourly rate | £50 | £300 hourly rate |
Trademark Notice | £800 | £160 | £960 |
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