UNITED KINGDOM
COUNTRY : UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN & NORTHERN IRELAND
CAPITAL : LONDON
LANGUAGE : ENGLISH
Trademark is managed by Intellectual Propert Office of United Kingdom.
International Treaties to which the United Kingdom is signatory:
- Paris Convention for the protection of industrial property
- Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights –TRIPS.
- Trademark Law Treaty TLT
- Madrid Protocol for International filing of trademark
- NICE Classification of Goods & Services
- Berne Convention
- Vienna Agreement for Figurative Marks.
PROTECTION OF TRADEMARKS IN THE UK:
- National Registration – Direct Filing with National Trademark Office
- International Registration – Through Madrid System
Please refer our Treaties section on International protection under Madrid System and Community Trademark Registration.
Therefore, to obtain protection in United Kingdom, there are three options from which the applicant can choose.
Also note that Trademarks are protected in the following Islands along with United Kingdom:
- Isle of Man,
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- The Falklands
- British Virgin Islands
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