Protect Brands

Registering a Logo

A great brand is born from a well implemented business idea, a unique name, and a logo that stands out from the crowd.

As intellectual property solicitors we are well placed to advise you on your options for protecting your logo. These are:

• Registering the logo both as a trade mark and as a design.  This is the way established businesses, with the necessary financial resources protect their logos.  Each registration offers different benefits. With intellectual property rights the more registrations you have the easier it is to stop others piggy backing on the success of your brand.

• Registering just a design OR a trade mark is the way to go if resources are only available for one.  A benefit of opting for design registration is the lower official and legal fees.  Also you lose the right to register a design if you leave it longer than a year from the creation of the new logo.  On the other hand trade marking is a more powerful way to protect a logo.

• Copyright registration is appropriate if you don’t have several hundred pounds to spend on trade mark or design registrations.  We can help you register the copyright of your logo design to provide solid evidence about the ownership of the logo. Register a US copyright for more effective international protection.

What next? 

Find out more about Trade Marking logos.

Learn about what type of logo you might wish to trademark.