It is self-evident that a company's name is of great value;
this initially serves to identify you to the public and the
company's image will become linked to that name. Therefore
protecting that name is vital from a commercial perspective.
Our trade mark team not only undertakes all the services you
would expect from an intellectual property specialist boutique
firm, such as clearance work, filing and prosecution, strategic
advice and title updates, but now acts directly before the Company
Names Tribunal division of the UK Intellectual Property Office (UK
IPO) and Nominet.
The Company Names Tribunal acts as a forum to challenge the
incorporation of a company name for parties who object to the
selection of a company name. This could be because it overlaps with
a name it has goodwill or reputation in. Equally, it could be
because it believes the company name has been registered
specifically to be sold at a profit.
