United Kingdom Trade Marks Registry

��The Trade Marks Registration Act of 1875���� Trademarks of the earliest British legal system: in 1875, from the many difficulties to overcome after they established the world's first law of trademark registration - Trademark Registration Ordinance 1875 (The Trade Marks Registration Act of 1875).The world's oldest and the Trade Marks Registry was also listed in London in 1876.

Competent authority in the United Kingdom trademark

United Kingdom Patent Office (The Patent Office)

How to apply for the UK Trade Marks

Registered United Kingdom trademark application documents to be submitted

1��1,a registered trademark of the application;

2��a registered trademark of drawings, specifications for the 4 × 4CM to 10 × 10CM;

3��the cost;

United Kingdom trade mark registration procedures

British trademark charges Inquiries: If you want to entrust the Secretary for a comprehensive and professional search, each search for a trademark in an International Classification of the charges

(a) USD350 million (including text, images);

������ (B) the time required is 5-8 days;Search report is made in writing, including whether or not the same as in the United Kingdom is indeed a registered trademark and the earlier application, are listed in the search of similar trademarks, and trademarks of the approximate constitute "confusing

similarity" to the written comments by the professional .

If the customers to apply for a trademark have written design, the the search will be no additional costs to the text and images, including two parts.

If the written comments made by the application of a positive recommendation for approval after the application that there is confusion due to the presence of similar to a trademark opposition, this will apply for a refund of all fees and charges.

British trade mark applications

Upon receipt of the Registration of Marks TPO application form will be reviewed to determine whether they meet the basic requirements for the registration of trade marks.

If the, TPO will be issued and the date of submitting an application within one month of the admissibility of a notice issued to the applicant.

 Review of the UK Trade Marks

Months after submitting an application, TPO will be responsible for the inspector to review and decide whether the trade mark registration.

If not, the inspector will be sent back to the grounds specified changes or needs to be done.

Applicants are required to receive a reply within six months after the letter, otherwise the

application terminates. If the applicant's answer can not be established, the inspector will be made eventually dismissed.

Trademark applicant can appeal and the Appeal Board to review.

The main reason for dismissal is a registered trademark with the earlier similar.

And application-related goods or services with a descriptive trademark, a geographical name or trademarks of other reasons,may also be rejected.Objection to the United Kingdom trademark

If there is no reply to bereturned or the grounds for the applicant, the mark will be printed in the bulletin on the trademark.

TPO will notify the applicant of the notice to both.

After that 3 months period for objections.

Certification of the United Kingdom trademark

Trademark Notice period withoutobjection raised, the Patent Office trademark registration certificates will be issued.

The protection of trade mark registration is

valid for ten years. Trade Marks Registry to register on the validity start