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Before spending your time and money filing an application, you should do a search to see if your mark is already in use or registered by someone else. A search will help avoid obvious duplications of pre-existing marks. If UKIPO rejects your application, the fees to LegalHoop and UKIPO are...
The UKIPO have commented on these trends, attributing the previous surge to an increasing number of filings by Chinese applicants, the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic (for example, Applicants seeking trade mark protection for their diversified commercial activities), and of course the UK’s exit...
Implications for trade mark owners The increase in filings poses additional challenges for trade mark owners in the UK, including: Citations in official searches and resulting notificationsWhen UK TM applications are examined by the UKIPO, the examination includes a search for earlier registrations of...
On 25 January 2022, the UKIPO launched a call for views as part of a review to ensure that the UK's domestic designs framework is, and remains, fit for purpose. In its introduction, the UKIPO recognises the need to continue incentivising innovation and to help and contr...
~75% of trade mark oppositions filed at the UKIPO in 2023 were either settled or won by default (i.e. proceedings concluded without the filing of the Applicant’s defence). What should brand owners do? Search to avoid infringement risks for new brands Given the increased number of trade...