Trademark your business name in UK

Register your business, company or domain name

There is a common misconception that the registration of your business, company or domain name provides adequate protection. However, such a registration only prevents others from registering the exact same business, company or domain name. In practice, someone could change one letter in your name and obtain a valid business, company or domain name.

Furthermore, registration of business, company or domain name does not provide proprietary rights - only a trademark application can give you these rights

Why register a trademark for your business, company or domain name

Having a trademark registered for your business, company or domain name prevents others from not only using the same trademark, but also similar trademarks.

As such, when registering your business, company or domain name, you should consider additionally registering a trademark so as to prevent others trading under variations of your business, company or domain name in respect of the same or similar goods and services.

Last modified:03/10/2013