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- Legal Updates
- Case Law
- Branding FAQs
- What is a trade mark?
- What trade marks can be registered?
- What legal rights does a registered trade mark give me?
- How long does a trade mark registration last?
- How can I get foreign trade mark protection?
- Does writing TM after my logo give me any protection?
- When can I use the registered trade mark symbol?
- My company is registered, do I need to register my trade mark?
- I have registered a domain do I still need to register a trade mark?
- Someone registered a domain using my trade mark, what can I do?
- Can I register a trade mark on a name used by someone else?
- Someone registered a trade mark that I have right to, what can I do?
- A competitor has infringed my trade mark registration: what should I do?
- A competitor is using my trade mark to attract visitors to their website: what can I do?
- I am making my business into a franchise operation: should I register my trade mark?
- Registering a name that someone else has rights to in a different industry
- Once I own a trade mark registration, do I have to use it?
A trade mark registration lasts for an initial 10 year period and can be renewed indefinitely for additional 10 year periods subject to paying renewal fees.
