Established Representative at the UK Intellectual Property Office — since 2008
Your trademark application is filed and given a number by the IPO. This is the official start of your trademark journey – and it fixes your priority date.
when it happens in the journey
Coming soon – a short walkthrough of this stage.
Once your application is submitted to the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO), it is logged and given a unique application number. This is the official start of your trademark journey, and the filing date is important – it sets your priority over anyone who applies for a similar mark afterwards.
At this point your mark is simply on record. Nothing is protected yet, but your place in the queue is secured.
Your name and address are now on the public register, so private companies target you with fee-paying ‘offers’. Most are scams. A representative’s Care of Address keeps your address off the register. More on scams →
You can narrow what you’ve applied for, but you can’t broaden it or swap the mark. That’s why getting it right before filing matters – if you’re unsure, talk to us before the examiner picks it up.
No. The IPO begins examination automatically. If you’re with us, we watch it for you and step in if anything needs a response.
The register is public, so you will receive official-looking letters and emails about your mark. Most are scams. Do not pay or reply to anything before checking with us — genuine updates appear on your Temmy portal, and we keep a directory of known scams.
We set your application live so you can see exactly where it is, in real time. Need login details? Just ask and we will send you a link.
Includes our Care of Address, which keeps your home address off the public register and cuts scam mail at source.
No obligation. Bring your name, logo or tagline and we will tell you where you stand.
Figures are derived from analysis of the public UK Intellectual Property Office trademark register (applications filed 2015 to 2023, a settled cohort of 1,340,875 marks). They describe the typical journey of a UK trademark application and are for general information — every application is different.
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