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Myip. Licensingbooklet. How to register a trade mark. Trade marks are important assets.

How to register a trade mark

It is vital to register - that is, take ownership of - anything that is unique to your business. To that end, we've put together a five-step guide to take you through the process of registering your mark. Step 1 - Choosing a trade mark Firstly, you need to decide what sort of trade mark you want to register, keeping in mind that the mark must not describe your product or service directly: "great cleaner" or "chocolate biscuit". It must not mislead people about the nature of your goods or services, and must not conflict with one already registered by someone else.

There are a lot of ways to choose trade marks, from hiring consultants to asking around the office. Step 2 - Meeting the legal requirements You need to be sure the proposed trade mark meets the legal definition in the 1994 Trade Marks Act: Step 3 - Which class of goods or services You need to decide in which classes of goods or services you wish to register your trade mark. Step 5 - Filing. Patents, trade marks, copyright and designs. Home. Main Body Text The Business and IP Centre Leeds is a one-stop source for all your business and intellectual property needs.

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We draw on a wide range of resources and have extensive experience in dealing with business and intellectual property enquiries. We are members of the Europe-wide PATLIB network, the British Library's Business & IP Centre network, and work closely with the West and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce and other partners. Business InformationWhether you are taking your first steps in setting up in business, targeting new customers, increasing your knowledge of competitors or looking for new partners or markets we have a wealth of information at our fingertips Protecting your products and services We can guide you through the procedures required to help you protect your products and services using patents, trade marks, registered designs and copyright. Before you apply for a patent. To get the most benefit from a patent, you need a business plan for making money from it.

Before you apply for a patent

If only a few people will buy your invention, the cost of getting and keeping a granted patent could be more than the money you will make. You also need to ensure you have the finances available to defend it against copying. Patents Application Guide. Patenting your invention. You can use a patent to protect your invention.

Patenting your invention

It gives you the right to take legal action against anyone who makes, uses, sells or imports it without your permission. To be granted a patent, your invention must be all of the following: something that can be made or used new inventive - not just a simple modification to something that already exists Patents are expensive and difficult to get. Before you apply, check if a patent is right for your business. You can’t patent certain types of invention, including: literary, dramatic, musical or artistic works a way of doing business, playing a game or thinking a method of medical treatment or diagnosis a discovery, scientific theory or mathematical method the way information is presented some computer programs ‘essentially biological’ processes, eg crossing-breeding plants, and plant or animal varieties.

Apply for a patent online. Guide to patenting in the UK.mp4. How to patent an idea; UK Patent Office; Patent Application; Apply for a patent. Patenting an idea is a complicated process but it is very important to the future success of your idea.

How to patent an idea; UK Patent Office; Patent Application; Apply for a patent

If a UK patent can be obtained it is generally the best way to protect your idea, but other forms of Intellectual Property protection can help too. If you are uncertain of the best way to patent your idea then contact us for a free, no obligation assessment. If a patent is appropriate, here are the steps involved in patenting an idea: Step 1: Patent Searching your Idea Completing a worldwide patent search is a sensible first step before drafting and filing a patent application. Reasons to commission a search A professional patent search can save you a lot of time and money if a similar patent is found and therefore you cannot obtain a patent on your idea. D2M offers patent searching and we guarantee that our search is: UKPatentApplication. D basicfacts. Intellectual Property Office.