LegalVision’s Trade Mark Essentials Guide provides valuable information for any business looking to register or enforce a trade mark. <\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n\nDownload Now<\/a> <\/section>\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n You must register a trade mark through the Intellectual Property Office<\/a> (IPO). There are effectively three steps to the process of registering a trade mark:<\/p>\n\n\n\n A trade mark is any sign used in the course of trade to allow consumers to differentiate the goods and services of one business from another. Your trade mark can consist of words, sounds, logos, colours, or any combination of these things. Common marks to register are your business name, and any logo(s) or taglines. However, not everything qualifies as a trade mark. For example, you cannot register a trade mark that includes an offensive term (like swear words). <\/p>\n\n\n\n You also cannot register a trade mark that only describes your business and the goods you sell (i.e. a trade mark that is too descriptive or generic). For example, if you sell wool sweaters, you cannot simply register the term \u2018wool sweaters\u2019. There are other rules about misleading terms, such as using shapes associated with the goods you sell and logos that look similar to flags or other state symbols.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The other main rule is that your trade mark must be unique. If someone else has already registered the same image or wording, the other owner may oppose your trade mark application.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Before proceeding to the application stage, you must check that no one else has already registered a trade mark similar to your intended trade mark. You can do a simple search by searching the trade marks database<\/a>, but you should also do research online in other places to assess if your trade mark is being used unregistered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n Continue reading this article below the form\n <\/i>\n<\/a>\nTrade Mark Registration Basics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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