Trade Mark Monitoring
Trade Mark Monitoring TRADE MARK Trade Mark Registration Trade Mark Monitoring Industrial Designs Why register your trademark? Without registration you risk: Loss of legal protection – competitors can use similar branding Losing your brand – someone else could register it first Problems with platforms like Amazon, eBay, Shopify – you can’t report counterfeits Main benefits: Full legal protection for name, logo, slogan Right to take legal action against infringement Increases brand value (licensing/selling possible) Stronger position against counterfeits Trademark Monitoring – UK (Journal Watch) A weekly watch of the UKIPO Trade Marks Journal to catch new filings that may conflict with your brand. This is a registration-stage monitoring service, not a market/online use scan. Who is it for? Owners of registered UK trademarks, and Businesses using a name not yet registered (shop/brand/service/personal brand) who want to stop others from registering something confusingly similar. Why it matters? The UKIPO does not notify you about similar applications. You have only 2 months from publication to file an opposition. If you miss it, the competing mark is likely registered and recovery becomes costly (e.g., passing off). Scope (included): Weekly review of the UKIPO Trade Marks Journal. Screening for visual, phonetic and semantic similarities in relevant classes. Immediate email alerts when a potential conflict appears (+ monthly PDF summary). Recommendation on next steps. Drafting and filing an opposition + full representation before UKIPO through the opposition phase.Client pays only the official UKIPO opposition fee: £200 (first class) + £50 (each additional class). Out of scope (not included): Monitoring of marketplace or web use (Amazon/eBay/social media/websites) — available as a separate enforcement/investigation service on request. Pricing (12 months) Discount: 10% off when ordered together with our UK trademark registration service. 1 mark: £160 2–12 marks: (e.g., 6 marks = £720) £120 per mark 13-23 marks: (e.g., 20 marks = £1,800) £90 per mark 24+ marks: custom quote
