Client Guides
Explore our comprehensive legal guides covering every aspect of intellectual property law, designed to help clients navigate trade marks, copyrights, patents, and trade secrets with clarity and confidence.
Overview of Private IP Prosecutions in the UK
While most intellectual property disputes can be dealt with as a civil matter, there are a number of criminal offences…
Key Differences between IP claims in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (the “IPEC”) and The High Court of England and Wales
There are a number of key differences between litigating in the IPEC and the Intellectual Property List in the Business…
Overview of UK Trade Mark Opposition Process
If you are concerned that a UK trade mark application by a third party conflicts with your own rights, one…
Why Should I File an International Trade Mark?
A trade mark is a word, logo, phrase, design, symbol, sound or colourway that indicates the origin of a product…
Why conduct a trade mark availability search?
What is a trade mark search and why is it needed? There have been many examples of businesses launching a…
Overview of the UK Trade Mark Application Process
Registering a trade mark is an essential part of protecting your brand. This guide sets out the key steps in…
Early warning system – what is a trade mark watch service?
It is important to keep a watch on third parties to ensure that they are not adopting an identical or…
Top 10 Most Commonly asked Questions about Trade Marks
Curious about trade mark protection? We have collated some of the most frequently asked questions we receive relating to trade…
Why Register a Trade Mark?
Brands are highly commercially valuable, with the top global brands, such as Apple, Nike and Audi, being worth billions of…