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General questions
- What is a trade mark?
- If I’ve got my company registered at Companies House, do I still need to register my trade mark?
- I’ve registered my domain name, so do I still need a trade mark registration?
- Does writing TM after my logo give me any protection?
Deciding on your trade mark
- What trade marks can be registered?
- I want to use a product name which I think is a trade mark owned by someone else but I don’t think they use it any more: can I just go ahead and register the trade mark for myself?
- I want to register the name of my business, but I know that someone already uses a trade mark for the same name but they are not in the same industry as me can I still register my business name?
Trade mark registration
- How can I get foreign trade mark protection?
- How long does a trade mark registration last?
- Once I own a trade mark registration, do I have to use it?
Benefits of trade mark registration
- What legal rigts does a registered trade mark give me?
- When can I use the registered trade mark symbol?
- I am thinking of making my business into a franchise operation: should I register my trade mark?
Enforcement of trade mark rights
- Someone has just registered a trade mark which I think I have the rights to: what can I do?
- I think that a competitor has infringed my trade mark registration: what should I do?
- I suspect that a competitor is using my trade mark to attract visitors to their website using pay per click advertising: what can I do?
- Someone else has registered a domain name using my registered trade mark. What can I do?
Note: the above Questions and Answers are only intended to provide general information; for advice on specific situations, you should always consult your trade mark adviser at Mathys & Squire.
