Website Links

Trade Mark Offices

United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office : www.ipo.gov.uk
Community Trade Marks Office : www.oami.europa.eu/
World Intellectual Property Organisation : www.wipo.int/trademarks/en
United States Patent and Trademark Office : www.uspto.gov
Canadian Intellectual Property Office : www.cipo.ic.gc.ca
IP Australia : www.ipaustralia.gov.au
Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand : www.iponz.govt.nz/cms

Useful Organisations

Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys : www.itma.org.uk
International Trademark Association : www.inta.org
The Chartered Institute of Patent Agents : www.cipa.org.uk
Companies House : www.companieshouse.gov.uk
Intellectual Property Regulation Board : www.ipreg.org.uk

WARNING

We are aware of companies approaching applicants directly following the filing and publication of trade mark applications (both United Kingdom and community trade marks). These companies offer entries in unofficial registers which are worthless. We know from personal experience that they include invoices which look authentic and as if they are from an official body. They are not. If in any doubt please give us a call.

Read more about this on UK IPO and OHIM websites:

http://www.ipo.gov.uk/types/tm/t-applying/t-after/t-unsolicited.htm
http://oami.europa.eu/ows/rw/pages/CTM/feesPayment/warning.en.do

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