Choosing a brand
Reconsidering a name before launch
A consulting business needed a practical next step after its proposed name attracted an opposition.
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Explore anonymised examples of how we help businesses choose, protect and defend their brands.
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Choosing a brand
Choosing a brand
Looking beyond an exact-match search
A developing education brand needed research across a main name and related expressions.
Securing protection
Securing protection
Taking a wellness brand through examination
A wellness business needed trade mark protection reflecting several parts of its offering.
Securing protection
Matching a food brand’s filing to its product range
A food business needed an application covering both its products and the way it sold them.
Resolving problems
Resolving problems
Turning a brand-name claim into a practical response
Related businesses received a demand challenging their use of a shared trading identity.
Resolving problems
Building an evidence-led response to a name dispute
An established professional-services business faced a dispute involving a similar name.
Resolving problems
Challenging a registration following business discussions
A business found that another person had registered a brand connected with earlier commercial discussions.
Resolving problems
Exploring a commercial route through an opposition
A trade mark opposition required attention to both the legal position and a possible negotiated outcome.
Resolving problems
Assessing protection for a community identity
A community organisation raised concerns about another group’s use of a similar identity online.
Resolving problems
Organising evidence for a brand-rights challenge
A consumer-products brand needed to assemble material supporting its UK trading history.
YOUR NEXT STEP
What does your brand need?
Discuss a specific matter with us, or explore the Brand Protection Check if you are deciding where to start.