Trademark Service

PROTECTING YOUR POINT OF DIFFERENCE

Your brands may well be your most valuable assets, yet too often they are left unprotected. In the increasingly ‘intangible’ market place where differentiation has to become the core of international strategies, Tomkins specialises in protecting your trademark rights and protecting your point of difference.

Global niches are becoming more and more the target markets of successful companies. If the rewards can be very high, operating in those global niches requires protection for your differentiation. Markets in the European environment are fragmented across varied cultural groups, and unless you have a registered trademark, it is common to see competitors using the identical brand identity.

When Tomkins handles your trademark application, rivals will think twice before they copy your brand or infringe your trademark. We also flag potential problems surrounding your brand before you invest valuable resources promoting and marketing your products or services. We have one of the longest established track record in Europe in protecting brands, and our Trademarks portfolio include marks that have been around for over 200 years! Our computerised renewal system handles records that go back to the 18th century! Our filing rooms could double up as a museum!

We cover the entire spectrum of the trademark protection process: conflict searches; advice on the appropriate goods and services covered by an application; recommending the jurisdictions in which protection should be sought; advancing the application; completing registration; handling renewals; monitoring for future conflicts; maintenance of trademark registrations; and enforcement of rights against third parties. 

Our Services

• Pre-clearance Trademark & Common Law Searches
• Preparation & Filing of TM Applications
• Dealing with Official Objections & Third Party Oppositions
• Renewal & Maintenance of Trademark Registrations
• Filing & Prosecution of Oppositions Against Later Filed Applications
• Infringement & Enforcement Issues
• Trademark portfolio management
• Customs Enforcement
• Monitoring for Conflicting Trademarks
• Registering & Maintaining Domain Names