What you need to know After 31 December 2020, the UK will no longer be covered by an EU Trade Mark. From 1 January 2021, business owners needing trade mark protection in the EU and in the UK must file [...]
Introduction We are often asked the question: should I ‘trade mark’ my brand name as a word or logo, and which is better? In very broad terms a word trade mark is better. However, this article gives you the full [...]
From the many conversations that we have with trade mark owners and prospective trade mark owners, many do not know what the Amazon® Brand Registry is, or its advantages. This article gives you a brief overview of what it is [...]
Here at Ward Trade Marks we are delighted to introduce a guest blog by Susan Colman, an attorney in Washington, DC. Susan's practice includes trademark and copyright law, software protection, licensing and some IT law. Since the Madrid Protocol [...]
There is a simple answer to the question Why You Should Trade Mark Your Business Name Now? If you delay doing so, someone else can and quite likely will register one similar enough to yours that could block your application. [...]
This article contains a handy six point checklist for business owners to use to ensure that your trade marks are in perfect order. If not, now might be a good time to do a bit of housekeeping. The good news [...]
Ward Trade Marks is exhibiting at this year’s Peterborough B2B Exhibition. If you're thinking about taking a day out of the office to focus on your intellectual property needs, this event ticks all the boxes. It's an excellent opportunity to [...]
Dr Stephen James writes again for Ward Trade Marks.Stephen is a past president of CITMA, and a leading practitioner with almost 40 years’ experience in UK and EU trade mark law. This time he reviews another UK IPO case where [...]
Here at Ward Trade Marks we are happy to introduce our guest blog by Dr. Stephen James. Stephen is a past president of CITMA, and a leading practitioner with almost 40 years’ experience in UK and EU trade mark law. [...]
Ward Trade Marks, one of the UK’s leading specialist trade mark attorneys, has been named the New Exporter of the Year in the recent Cambridgeshire Chambers of Commerce 2017 Global Awards. The company, with offices in both Cambridge and Suffolk, [...]
