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Well-Known Marks: To Declare or Not to Declare?

Ordinarily, trademark protection is strongest in relation to the identical or similar goods or services for which a mark is registered. Some marks, however, acquire such a strong r...

Form: Application to register an International trade mark

Use this form to file your application to register an International Registration governed exclusively by the Madrid Protocol.

Manual of trade marks practice

The manual of trade marks practice sets out guidance on the Intellectual Property Office work practices.

Form: Request to restore and renew a registration

Use this form to request to restore a trade mark within 6 months of the date that it was removed from the register.

Guidance: Trade mark forms and fees

List of trade mark forms and fees.

Objecting to other peoples trade marks and the legal costs

How to object and challenge someone else's trade mark and details of any legal costs involved.

SpicyIP Tidbit: CGPDTM Calls for Comments and Suggestions on New Draft Patent and Trademark Manuals (2026)

The office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (CGPDTM) has released two new notifications regarding updates to the office manuals. Yesterday, the office i...

Register innovations early for legal protection, Brela urges Tanzania creators

The Business Registrations and Licensing Agency (Brela) has urged local innovators and inventors to register their creations early to secure legal protection, gain exclusive rights...

The Junior User's Playbook: Using and Claiming a Trademark a Competitor Already Uses But Has Not Registered

It is one of the more common questions a trademark practitioner fields at the start of a brand launch: “We found the name we want to use, but somebody else is already using it — an...

The Coffee Shops® Announce Two Registered Trademarks

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Official Statistics: Monthly statistics: Patents, trade marks and designs: June 2026

These statistics include monthly data for patents, trade marks and designs.

Notice: Patent Journal special notices: 7161

Publication date 19 August 2026.

Notice: Patent Journal special notices: 7163

Publication date 2 September 2026.

The Coffee Shops® Announce Two Registered Trademarks

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Notice: Patent Journal special notices: 7160

Publication date 12 August 2026.

Notice: Patent Journal special notices: 7162

Publication date 26 August 2026.

Changes In the Service of Documents Regarding Non-Use Cancellation Against International Registrations

Google registers four trademarks in Russia, including AlphaEvolve, service logos

All four trademarks are set to expire in 2035

Beyond Prius? The DHC’s ALPHARD Decision on Trans-Border Reputation

Introduction  The Delhi High Court (“DHC”), on 4th May 2026 in Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha v. Tech Square Engineering Pvt. Ltd., overturned a Single Judge judgment (2023) and g...

Notice: Patent Journal special notices: 7159

Publication date 5 August 2026.

Supreme Court to Resolve Whether Trademark Strength Is a Question of Law or Fact

Someone in Russia moves to trademark Spirit of Anchorage

The application for trademark registration was filed with the Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Rospatent, on July 10, 2026

Notice: Patent Journal special notices: 7158

Publication date 29 July 2026.

Jersey to separate trademark system from UK

NAJ says upcoming changes mean UK trademark applications will no longer automatically extend protection to Jersey