1, search

Before applying for a trademark, it should be searched first.

Step 2 submit an application

(1) brand name

(2) Trademark logo picture

(3) the name and address of the applicant (it can be an individual, two persons or a legal person, such as a limited liability partnership (LLP) or a company)

(4) List of goods and/or services that use or intend to use your trademark. Don't worry about sending an accurate list. It is enough to describe it in your own words.

If the application claims the priority of the corresponding foreign trademark application, please provide the application date, application number and the country/region where the application was first filed.

The trademark will be submitted electronically after approval. 2-4 days after the application is submitted, the UK IPO (British Intellectual Property Office) will issue a formal application receipt. Application receipt confirms the application date and assigns the application number.

Step 3 review

British trademark applications will be reviewed within 5 to 15 days.

4. release; Emissions; issue

Once the review stage is completed, the application will be published in the online trademark magazine. Within a period of two months, the third party has the opportunity to raise objections based on the rights registered or unregistered in advance. The most common reason for opposition is confusion with a trademark previously applied for or registered. Other reasons are descriptive and malicious.

Step 5 register

Two weeks after the issue, the UK IPO will issue a paper registration certificate. It was sent to the record agent. It is important to ensure the security of your registration certificate, because it is impossible to require more copies of the original certificate.

The registration certificate confirms the registration details and date.

Can I use it after applying for registration of a British trademark? This symbol indicates that your trademark is now registered. Don't use it before registration? Symbol.

Notes on the examination of British trademark registration:

Trademark review in Britain only carries out absolute reasons review, not relative reasons review.

According to the provisions of Section III of the Trademark Law, registration shall not be granted under the following circumstances:

(1) does not conform to the definition of trademark in the first section of the Trademark Law (see note below);

(2) lack of meaning;

(three) directly describe the characteristics of commodity category, quality and quantity;

(4) It has become the lingua franca in the current language;

(5) Violating social norms and moral standards;

(6) Deception (quality or source of goods/services);

(7) The trademark application is malicious;

(8) contains any marks, portraits, etc. Have a relationship with the royal family;

(9) National flags and national emblems, regional flags of England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man, badges of international organizations, military symbols, etc. ;

(10) with the Olympic logo. In addition, other laws and regulations do not allow registration as a trademark. If the British trademark first examines the right, but fails to reject it on this basis, a letter will be sent to the applicant before the announcement, and an announcement will be published to solicit the applicant's opinions on whether to continue the application. If there is no objection from a third party, the application can be successfully registered.