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Strategic Trademark Registration & Brand Protection Solicitors UK

Your brand, your name, logo, slogans, and unique identity, is your most valuable commercial asset, but its legal protection is only as strong as its registration. In today’s global digital marketplace, counterfeiting and IP theft pose a major threat to growth and equity.

 

Lexify Solicitors is home to specialist Trademark Solicitors who provide a comprehensive, strategic service designed to secure and enforce your intellectual property in the UK, Europe, and globally.

 

From our Manchester IP hub, we advise technology, retail, creative, and manufacturing businesses nationwide. Don’t leave your brand equity vulnerable. Ring us now for a free case assessment of your current IP portfolio and legal needs.

End-to-End Trademark Registration and Clearance

Proactive registration is the foundation of brand protection. We manage the entire process, ensuring maximum scope and defensibility for your mark.

 

Clearance Searching and Strategy

Before investing in a name, clearance is critical. A robust search minimises the risk of later opposition or infringement claims.

 

Pre-Filing Clearance

  • Conducting rigorous searches of the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) and other national registers to assess the availability and registrability of your mark.
  • Analysing potential conflicts with earlier marks, focusing on likelihood of confusion and similarity of goods/services (Nice Classification).

 

Tailored Filing Strategy

  • Advising on the optimal mark type (word, logo, non-traditional) and the correct Nice Classification (Classes of Goods and Services) to ensure the broadest possible scope of protection for your business.

 

UK, European, and International Filing

We handle all jurisdictional filing requirements, providing a unified approach to global brand security.

  • UKIPO Applications:Full management of the application process with the UKIPO, responding to official objections and procedural requirements.
  • EUIPO Applications:Filing for European Union Trade Marks (EUTMs) to secure unified protection across the EU.
  • Madrid Protocol Filings: Streamlining international registration via the WIPO Madrid System for simultaneous filing in multiple global jurisdictions.

Enforcement, Opposition, and Commercialisation

Protection is only useful if it is aggressively enforced. We provide both defensive and offensive IP litigation support.

 

Trademark Disputes and Enforcement

When your rights are challenged or infringed, immediate, decisive legal action is required.

  • UKIPO Opposition Proceedings:Representing clients in defensive or offensive opposition actions before the UKIPO Tribunals against confusingly similar marks.
  • Infringement Litigation:Issuing Cease and Desist letters, negotiating undertakings, and initiating High Court or Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) proceedings for brand infringement.
  • Domain Name Disputes:Managing proceedings under the UDRP (Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy) to recover ‘cybersquatted’ or infringing domain names.

 

Commercialisation and IP Management

We help you leverage your IP assets for commercial gain and maintain portfolio integrity.

  • IP Licensing Agreements:Drafting and negotiating robust, clear licensing agreements to allow third parties to use your mark safely in exchange for royalties.
  • Brand Watch Services:Continuous monitoring of the UKIPO, EUIPO, and global registers for new, conflicting applications to ensure timely opposition.
  • Assignment and Due Diligence: Handling the legal transfer of IP rights during M&A activity and ensuring the IP is valid and enforceable.

Advice for Tenants: Protecting Your Rights

We also provide robust defence and advice for tenants (both residential and commercial) facing unfair or illegal action.

  • Unlawful Eviction Defence:Urgent injunction applications to the High Court to restore possession if illegally excluded from the property.
  • Housing Disrepair Claims:Representing residential tenants in claims against landlords for failure to maintain properties, securing necessary repair work and compensation.
  • Commercial Tenant Defence:Defending forfeiture proceedings and challenging non-compliant rent review or service charge demands.

Protect Your Brand's Value. Contact Our Specialist IP Team.

Your IP portfolio is a commercial goldmine. Our specialist Trademark Solicitors in Manchester offer the depth of expertise and national reach required to secure and defend it against all challenges.

Speak to a Trademark Solicitor - Free Initial Brand Review

The process typically takes 3-4 months, provided there are no objections from the UKIPO Examiner or oppositions filed by third parties.

A Trademark protects the brand identity (logo, name, slogan) that identifies the source of goods/services, while a Registered Design protects the visual appearance (shape, pattern, ornamentation) of a product. We advise on both.

Yes, but only through a claim of 'Passing Off', which is significantly more difficult and costly to prove than enforcing a registered trademark. Registration is always the better strategy.