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Trade Mark Legal Services
Trade Marks are one of the most valuable tools when it comes to brand protection.
The best level of protection is gained through registration of your marks and, unlike most IP rights, if well looked after registered trade marks can last forever.
Our trade mark law expertise
We can provide you with advice in relation to the creation, protection, maintenance, enforcement and exploitation of all aspects of a trade mark and brand, including:
- Brand clearance and searching
- Advising on and protecting all manner of trade marks from words and logos, to the more “exotic” sounds, shapes, colours, positions, and motion marks nationally and internationally
- Watching services so you are alerted to potentially conflicting marks by third parties
- Management of global portfolios
- Brand audits
- Registered trade mark infringement and invalidity proceedings, and passing off actions
- Trade mark oppositions, cancellations and revocations in the UK and EU Registries
- Appeals in the UK Courts, the EUIPO and CJEU
- Brand licensing, franchising and co-existence agreements
- Advertising clearance and regulation; ASA complaints and comparative advertising claims
With the completion of Brexit at the end of 2020, EU trade marks no longer extend to the UK, although existing EU registrations have been “cloned” as UK registrations. We have produced some guidance on how Brexit affects your EUTM’s here.
Awards
We are proud to have been named as 2023 UK Trade Mark Prosecution Firm of the Year by Managing IP.
Charles Russell Speechlys is a go-to Firm for trademark work in the UK and the EU. The practice acts as a one-stop shop for companies looking for IP support but the group is particularly strong in prosecuting challenging shape and colour marks.”
They are an excellent team which is both responsive and knowledgeable. They keep updating themselves on the latest developments and are a great team to work with. The collaboration with them has been fruitful.”
Meet our trade mark lawyers
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Managing IP quotes Charlotte Duly on the Supreme Court SkyKick ruling
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Charles Russell Speechlys named ‘UK Trademark Prosecution Firm of the Year’ at the Managing IP Awards 2023
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ITV This Morning quotes Charlotte Duly on the “Wagatha Christie” trademark
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Sky News quotes Charlotte Duly on Lidl’s trademark win against Tesco
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World Intellectual Property Review quotes Charlotte Duly on the Rolex and Oyster & Pop trademark opposition
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Charles Russell Speechlys Intellectual Property team successfully oppose the registration of a certification mark for Manuka Honey
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The 12th Edition of the Nice Classification for Trade Marks includes blockchain goods and services
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Henry Cuthbert writes for Law in Sport on Usain Bolt's move to trademark his legendary victory celebration
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World Intellectual Property Review quotes Mary Bagnall on the Cadbury trademark win
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Retail Bulletin quotes Charlotte Duly on the House of Zana trademark row with Zara
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Nick White writes for Sports Business on the new IP laws to help protect Fifa World Cup rights
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Charles Russell Speechlys achieves colour trade mark registration for iconic ‘Cadbury Purple’
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Charlotte Duly writes for CITMA Review on the China Tang trade mark infringement case
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Charles Russell Speechlys advises Symphony Holdings Limited on the sale of its PONY trade mark portfolio for USD $28 million
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Charlotte Duly quoted in Retail Gazette on House of Zana trademark dispute
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Consumers’ unwitting assumptions: A [wh]iskey business in brand competition
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Joint and several liability for IP infringement - Directors beware
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Brexit and intellectual property: Gibraltar, the Isle of Man and
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Diversification of landed estates – a trade mark lawyer’s advice...
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Five principles to help “level up” your trade mark and brands game
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