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Registered designs- the ultimate guide
Posted by Jane Coyle on October 27, 2016 / Posted in Trade Marks
If you have developed a new product or created a new design, the best way to protect it is through registration.
As a business or an individual, it is extremely important to protect all your intellectual property not just your trade marks. If you have developed a new product or created a new design, the best way to protect it is through registration. The Trademarkroom is here to not only be the source of information for you but also guide through the registered design process and get you and your business to a secure place where all your intellectual property is protected. This page will explain to you [...]
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Who should I be contacting during my application?
Posted by Jane Coyle on October 26, 2016 / Posted in Trade Marks
In relation to trade mark registration, it is important to contact the Intellectual Property Office relevant with your application to ensure that you will have the best chance of success.
In relation to trade mark registration, it is important to contact the Intellectual Property Office relevant with your application to ensure that you will have the best chance of success. It is dependent on where you are registering your mark to who you will encounter. No matter who you are dealing with, it is important you are clear that they are not only there to consider your application but you need to be in contact whenever there is a change to your mark whether that is a change to your [...]
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EU trade marks: the four-tier system
Posted by Jane Coyle on October 24, 2016 / Posted in Trade Marks
When you are looking to gain protection of your mark in the European Union, there are a number of avenues you can pursue.
Depending on the level of protection you want, you can submit different applications to register a trade mark in an EU member state. Firstly, you can make an application on the national level where you target the one country in which you want protection. This may be the country you are trading in currently or one you want to expand to. You would then submit your application directly to that country’s national office. Price of this is dependent on the country you want to register in but [...]
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What is the value of my trade mark?
Posted by Jane Coyle on October 19, 2016 / Posted in Trade Marks
Many people do not know that their trade marks and other intellectual property is actually their businesses most valuable asset.
Many people do not know that their trade marks and other intellectual property is actually their businesses most valuable asset. Leading companies such as Coca Cola and Apple spend thousands of pounds each year on the maintenance and development of their intellectual property. In return for this, their intellectual property and the goodwill attached is worth a lot more than any physical asset they own. The key to the high value is the goodwill attached. This goodwill means the associations [...]
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Can I make my trade mark a domain name?
Posted by Jane Coyle on October 19, 2016 / Posted in Trade Marks
In a world that is focused on technology, it is important to ensure your business can be accessed online.
To do this, you will need a domain name for your website. It is important to create a united brand so your customers can identify you clearly from other competitors. It therefore may be a good idea to match your domain name to your registered trade mark. However, there is no guarantee that you will be allowed to register a domain name just because you have a trade mark for it. To register a domain name, you must ensure that you go through an accredited registrar. This is extremely important [...]
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Classes of goods and services- what are they?
Posted by Jane Coyle on October 12, 2016 / Posted in Trade Marks
When you apply for a trade mark, it is not possible for you to protect the word or phrase for all possible goods or services.
When you apply for a trade mark, it is not possible for you to protect the word or phrase for all possible goods or services. You need to be specific about what goods you will be selling or producing, or what service you will be providing. This will allow your mark to be tailored to you as well as giving it a higher chance of success when it comes to registering. To aid the attachment of goods or services to a trade mark, a list of classes has been produced. Each successfully registered [...]
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The importance of trade mark searches
Posted by Jane Coyle on October 12, 2016 / Posted in Trade Marks
You need to ensure that the trade mark you are looking to register is not already owned by someone else.
The way to do this and minimise the risk is by doing a trade mark search. A trade mark search comes in a number of forms with a differing degree of detail but ultimately it will allow you to see if your mark will experience trouble from a previous registered trade mark. This will save you in the long run from not only a failed application but also further infringement claims that may affect you. To submit a search, all you need to know it the wording of your trade mark as well as any exact [...]
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EU trade mark confusion considered by CJEU
Posted by Jane Coyle on October 12, 2016 / Posted in Trade Marks
A recent decision by the Court of Justice for the European Union answered the question as to whether confusion for trade mark infringement purposes needs to be across the EU or is confusion in one state enough.
The case was initiated by Combit Software GmbH who owned a national German trade mark and an EU trade mark for ‘Combit’. They sought a claim against an Israeli company, Commit Business Solutions Ltd who website related to software was available across the EU including in Germany with a German language version, using the mark ‘Commit’ Combit held that the use of ‘Commit’ caused confusion with their mark and sought an injunction to prevent it use. They sought [...]
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EU Intellectual Property Office- image search guide
Posted by Jane Coyle on October 05, 2016 / Posted in Trade Marks
When registering a trade mark, it is first essential to determine whether an existing trade mark identical or similar to the one you are proposing exists.
When registering a trade mark, it is first essential to determine whether an existing trade mark identical or similar to the one you are proposing exists. To aid you, both the UK and the EU Intellectual Property Office have tools allowing you to search for existing trade marks using keywords or their trade mark number. Advancing from this, the EU IPO has now introduced an additional search feature that allows you to search using an image. This will be especially useful if you know of [...]
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Trade mark watching- what should you know!
Posted by Jane Coyle on October 05, 2016 / Posted in Trade Marks
While it is excellent that you have succeeded in registering your trade mark, you need to ensure that it is giving you the best level of protection that it should.
While it is excellent that you have succeeded in registering your trade mark, you need to ensure that it is giving you the best level of protection that it should. To do this, you need to monitor it and any third party marks that may infringe it. This can be done through trade mark watching. Trade mark watching is the procedure taken by trade mark owners to ensure there is not a third party taking advantage of their trade mark. In most circumstances, the watcher will be looking for any [...]
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