Before an application is placed to register your proposed trade mark you must ensure your mark will not conflict with any existing trade mark. Furthermore, you should also ensure that there are no existing common law trade marks – in other words, unregistered trade marks, limited companies, business names and/or any reference to your proposed trade mark on the internet.
We offer a trade mark search service:
This search will indicate whether your proposed trade mark is available or is registered by someone else. The fee is £99 ex VAT for the UK and £150 ex VAT per search for Europe and the United States of America. Searches in other jurisdictions can be undertaken, fees can be discussed with our IP team.