1. Search and Advisory
Once you have applied for a trademark, you cannot alter it and your application fee cannot be refunded. Using Search and Advisory Service could save you the expense of making an application which has little or no chance of being accepted for registration.
The UK Patent Office offers a high-quality, value-for-money service to meet the needs of you. It can provide advice on whether your mark meets the requirementsfor registration.
Please make sure you give us:
• full details of your mark and the goods or services you are interested in;
• Your full postal address and daytime phone number.
2. Documentsneeded
1). Instruction Letter
2) Name, address and Nationality (or country of incorporation) of the applicant
3). Provide an illustration of your trade mark, which may be a word, logo, picture or a combination of these, in the box.
4) If you are claiming priority from an earlier application made in a country which has signed the Paris Convention (for the Protection of Industrial Property) for any of the goods or services in your application, give details in this section. You can only make a priority claim within six months of the first application.
5). List all the goods or services you trade in, or intend to trade in, using the mark you are applying for.
6). your reference. You don't have to provide one, but if you do we will use it whenever we contact you.
3. Applying process
1) Filling form
You need to fill in a Form - Application to register a trade mark
2) Returning form
Return the form to the local Patent Office.
3) Receipt for confirming
The UK Patent Office will send you a receipt for your application confirming:
• all the details you have given, and
• The date when the UK Patent Office received it - this will be your filing date.
4) Examination
If you have paid the correct fee, the UK Patent Office will examine your application within two months of receipt, and either:
• confirm that your application is acceptable, or
• Send you a written Examination Report which will list all the objections against it.
