Trade mark searches are essential before adoption of a new brand to avoid risk of infringement of earlier rights and to ensure that any issues can be addressed at an early stage.

Changing a mark after use has commenced can be a very expensive exercise in commercial terms and can result in the loss of valuable goodwill established in the original name.

Our firm can conduct or arrange searches world-wide, in regions or in specific countries. Our advice is focused and commercial. We provide screening services, confirmation of specific rights or full searches depending on the circumstances. We can also provide common law searches, company name searches and domain name searches.

Our reports advise you about steps which may be taken to overcome earlier rights and develop a strategy for clearing a new trade mark for use.

We are very experienced in the clearance of new brands for use on a worldwide basis. We can provide a co-ordinated clearance programme to resolve issues before the launch of a worldwide brand.

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