Specialist brand protection and trade mark lawyers
Blake Morgan’s specialist Brand Protection and Trade Mark team are experts in all aspects of worldwide brand protection and trade marks.
Our experts can assist you in developing, clearing, protecting, exploiting, enforcing and maintaining your brand, or brands, throughout the world.
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Main areas of practice
Our team of specialist brand protection and trade mark lawyers advises clients on all aspects of brand protection and trade marks, including:
Creation
Our specialist Trade Mark team will work closely with you throughout the creation of your brand name/logo to ensure that it is protectable and registrable.
Clearance
Before using/seeking to register a brand name/logo our specialist trade mark lawyers will advise you to due diligence and appropriate clearance strategies to highlight any third party rights that may restrict the use of your chosen brand either now or in the future.
Protection
Using our network of agents around the world, our expert trade mark lawyers can devise a protection strategy to ensure that you secure valuable trade mark registrations for your chosen trade mark in line with your growth strategy.
Enforcement
Our experienced Trade Mark team can assist you with enforcing your rights around the world, including by monitoring any new applications for similar marks, monitoring competitors or counterfeiters impacting on your brand, and enforcing the brand through Registry proceedings and, where necessary the courts, including claims before the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court ("IPEC"), the High Court and in courts outside of the UK.
Exploitation
Our trade mark lawyers work closely with you to understand your business goals to identify the best ways to exploit your brand to include licensing arrangements.
Maintenance
Securing your successful registrations is just the start and our specialist Trade Mark team advise on all aspects of portfolio management to ensure that your portfolio works for you and is maintained throughout the life of the registrations.
Our clients
Our specialist brand protection and trade mark lawyers advise and act for businesses from start-ups to multinationals, as well as advising numerous public and third sector bodies and foreign associates on brand protection and trade marks in the UK. Through our network of foreign associates we can assist clients with brand protection and trade marks throughout the world. If you would be interested in becoming part of our international network, please get in touch.
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