Wednesday 10th March 2010
Trademarks
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Trademarks
If your company has designed a logo or symbol that they want to use so that the business is easily recognised it is important to register your trademark. The trademark can be used for merchandise or for services. A registered trademark is only good for ten years and then it must be renewed. You will have exclusive rights to the trademark once it is registered in the UK. The trademark symbol can be added to your trademark once it is registered.
Some of the reasons you should have a trademark are because it will allow you to take legal action against someone who uses your trademark without your permission. The Trading Standards Officers or Police can bring criminal charges against the counterfeiters only if the trademark documents have been registered. Also, if the trademark documents have been legalised you can sell them or licence others to use it.
Before you can apply for a trademark you must make sure that what you want to register with these forms hasn’t already been used. If you are registering in the UK the trademark will only be valid in the UK and not anywhere else. The usual price of a trademark application is about two hundred pounds.
At this online website you can follow the guide to processing a trademark application. This will take place before you actually apply. It is best for the owner of the company to be the one to register the trademark so in case of any disputes it is easier to prove it belongs to you.
Our online application form can be paid for online with several methods of payments. If you would rather download the paper form you will have the ability to do so at this website.
When you fill out the online form you must present an illustration of the trademark. It can be a picture, logo, word or combination of these items. Once the application has been sent there can be no changes made to the trademark. Unless you want to use underlining, quotation marks or other marks on the trademark don’t put them on the application.
If you are using a colour as your trademark be sure that you specify this is your trademark. Make sure that the trademark fits inside the box provided on the application.
It is important to list all the goods and services you either trade in or will be trading in. Should you be applying for more than one class or category, list them in the correct class in a numeric order and then list the product or service within the class.
You may decide to have a trade mark attorney handle your application. If this is true make sure you give all the details of the person handling the affairs. Then make sure that they sign the application instead of you.
Trademarks can be very important to brand recognition of your company. Take the time to design a logo, word or symbol to further your business along in the UK or beyond and then order your forms to fill out and register.
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