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Trademark Ownership: Should It Be in Your Name or Your Company’s?

by Katie Horrod | Jan 23, 2025 | Blogs, Trade marks

When registering a trademark, one key decision is whether to do so under your individual name or your company name. This choice has significant implications for ownership, control, taxation, and future business strategies. Below, we outline the pros and cons of each...

Why conduct a trademark search?

by Katie Horrod | Nov 1, 2018 | Trade marks

Conducting trade mark searches is an essential part of the process of choosing and protecting new brands. It is fair to say that it is also frequently the most frustrating part of the brand protection process for clients given the possibility that a proposed brand...

Mac to Basics: McDonalds Trade Mark & Supermacs

by Katie Horrod | Sep 21, 2018 | Trade marks

Should MacDonald’s fast food restaurants be entitled to object to any brand featuring “Mac” or even “Mc “by other food traders? MacDonald’s certainly thinks so which is why it has opposed a European Trade Mark (EUTM ) of the word SUPERMAC’S by Irish fast food...

Cease And Desist Letters For Trademark Infringement

by Katie Horrod | Jan 31, 2018 | Trade marks

Trade mark infringement can be a serious matter which needs to be addressed as soon as it is discovered. Companies, or individuals, who infringe a trade mark do not often understand the legal implications of copying or using a mark without permission. On the other...

Trade Mark Infringement Process

by Talha Fazlani | Jan 16, 2018 | Trade marks

Trade mark infringement is far more common than most business owners would expect. Brands that start developing a good reputation in the marketplace are often copied or imitated by other companies trying to capitalise on their growing goodwill. In this post, we will...