Knowledge Hub · Updated 13 October 2026
Trademark Knowledge Hub
Free, plain-English help with UK trademarks, from the team that has been registering and protecting brands for UK businesses since 2008.
Everything we publish is here in one place: step-by-step guides, answers to the questions business owners ask us most, trademark news, real client stories, scam warnings and short videos. Search for your question, filter by topic, or start with what other readers are looking at this week. If you can’t find what you need, ask us and a specialist will reply within one working day.
3 Feb 2025A Stress-Free Experience with The Trademark Helpline: Isabel’s Free From Success Story
Discover Isabel's stress-free trademark registration success with The Trademark Helpline. Experience expert guidance, seamless communication, and top-notch trademark…
3 Feb 2025Case Study – Grandma’s Kitchen
The Trademark Helpline client case study on Bolton based new business Grandma's Kitchen.
3 Feb 2025How can you make a trademark Unique? The story behind I Love Manchester’s Trademark
If you want a Lesson in trademark innovation and protection, the look no further than I Love Manchester, a company whose brand is the…
27 Jul 2026More than a name: the story behind THE AESTHETICOLOGIST®
Some trademarks are about a business name. Some are about a product. Some are about protecting a phrase before someone else gets too close.…
1 Apr 2026Supporting Atlantic Timber’s Brand Growth and Protection
Protecting a trusted timber merchant brand as the business expands beyond its local roots For more than 40 years, Atlantic Timber has supplied timber…
5 Feb 2025How Rachel Vigers and her Consultancy Rock.Partners are helping brands of all shapes and sizes realise their business goals
The brainchild of seasoned business & brand strategist, Rachel Vigers, Rock.Partners is a consultancy focused on core foundations - aka Direction, Connection, Impact &…
3 Feb 2025Why the owner of Boo Consulting has trademarked her brand
Boo Consulting Limited case study with The Trademark Helpline for WIP Day 2021
3 Feb 2025The Brand That Protects Everyone Else: How We Helped WESTTEK Protect Their Own
Learn how WESTTEK protected its Security Everywhere brand with trademark registration, monitoring and enforcement. Discover why proactive trademark protection helps…
3 Feb 2025From Concept to Confidence: How Love & Logic Secured Their Brand with The Trademark Helpline
At The Trademark Helpline, our mission is simple. We protect the brands people work so hard to build. But every now and then, we…
3 Feb 2025Protecting a Motorsport Icon: How Japspeed Secured Their Brand with The Trademark Helpline
Some brands are built to race ahead. Japspeed is one of them. Known across the UK and beyond for high-performance parts, styling upgrades and…
3 Feb 2025A Trademark of Style and Substance: The London Rug Company by Dawn Ward
At The Trademark Helpline, we do more than protect brands. We help them grow, thrive and stand out. Few examples capture that spirit quite…
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Rame Consulting Limited
Linn Boo, Boo Consulting
Sameena Thompson, Director, The Art of Curry
Brad Mitri, Director, Dracorp
Mark Egan, Director, Riva Beauty Services
Fleur Cushman, Director, Curranz
Andy Murray, Lifestyle Fitness
Mike Smith, Director, Trinity Homecare
Ian Riley, Shower King
John Hicks, Rural Property Watch
Michael Haslam, Fly Repel
Angus Norris, Managing Director, Ruggerbeez
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Jonathan PatonFounder & CEOBrand protection strategy for UK businesses since 2008.
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