Trademarks

If you use or are about to commence use of a Trade Mark, you should consider protecting it by trademark registration. Albright Patents are here to ensure that you maximise the protection available for your brand name and step you through the registration procedure.

Introduction to UK Trade Marks

If you use or are about to commence use of a Trade Mark, you should consider protecting it by trademark registration.

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Trademarks

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The trademark attorneys at Albright's have extensive experience in filing and prosecuting:

UK trademarks before the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO)
European trademarks before the European Community Trademark Office (OHIM)
International trademarks before the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)
US trademarks before the United States Patent And Trademark Office (USPTO)
And all other countries, including China, Japan, Korea, Canada and Australia

Our trademark attorneys can advise you in all areas of trademark law, including:

Trademark searching and clearance
Registrability of your trademark
Filing strategy in the UK, EU and worldwide
Filing and defending trademark oppositions
Filing and defending invalidation actions
Filing and defending revocation actions
Trademark, domain name and company name watching
Trademark infringement
Passing off
Licencing
Assignments

Trademark Overview

A trademark or brand name is a sign that distinguishes the goods and/or services of one undertaking from those of another. It is a business, product or service identifier.

The Value of Trademark Registration

A trademark registration is an important commercial tool and confers many advantages.

It safeguards investment in your brand name and corporate identity enabling action to be taken for trademark infringement against others using an identical or confusingly similar trademark in relation to overlapping and/or related goods or services. Although rights can exist in a trademark on an unregistered basis via the common law of passing off, these rights do not exist immediately and are invariably expensive and difficult to enforce. In contrast, a trademark registration is prima facie evidence of ownership of your trademark;
It precludes others from registering your trademark or a similar trademark and preventing the continued use of your trademark, forcing you to rebrand and rebuild reputation and position in the marketplace;
A UK trademark registration is an asset of your business that can be transferred (assigned) or licensed; and
A UK trademark registration is important if you wish to franchise and increases brand value.

Why Should A Trademark Be Registered?

A trademark registration confers immediate monopoly rights, even before the trademark has been used. It is prima facie evidence of your ownership of the brand name in relation to specified goods and/or services.

Unregistered rights in a brand name are often not available until a trademark has been used extensively or for a considerable period of time. In contrast, trademark registration provides strong monopoly rights which protect you against use of a brand name that is too close to yours, causes consumer confusion, dilutes your reputation or diverts business.

The trademark attorneys at Albright Patents LLP are experienced in how to secure the strongest protection for your brand name in a cost effective way. We will devise a strategy to protect your trademark in the countries or terrories that you require. Please complete the enquiry form on this page with details of your trademark and goods/services of interest and we will provide some initial advice without charge. Alternatively, please call and one of our trademark attorneys will discuss your requirements.

Company Name Registration

It is a common misconception that registering your company name at Companies House protects your name. This is not the case.

Call +44 (0)1242 691 801 to speak to a UK and European Trademark Attorney

Trademarks

If you use or are about to commence use of a Trade Mark, you should consider protecting it by trademark registration. Albright Patents are here to ensure that you maximise the protection available for your brand name and step you through the registration procedure.

Introduction to UK Trade Marks

Trademarks

Trademark Overview

The Value of Trademark Registration

Why Should A Trademark Be Registered?

Company Name Registration

Call +44 (0)1242 691 801 to speak to a
UK and European Trademark Attorney