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UK Trademark Registration

If you are entering the UK market, your EU trade mark does not protect you here. A separate national filing before the UKIPO is required. Let us work through the search, the class plan, the address requirement and the fee items together.

UK trademark registration · from 555 €1 class · service fee + estimated UKIPO fee · see the details ↓
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A free attorney check and filing for your brand

Share your mark and target goods or services, and we will check the risk of an obstacle before the UKIPO, the right class plan and your address-for-service need free of charge. You decide whether to proceed to filing once you have seen the result.

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Two short steps. We do not ask for a passport or identity document at this stage.

🇬🇧Country of protection: United Kingdom
Applicant
Where you are now

Post-Brexit coverage: an EU mark does not reach the UK

This is the surprise brands entering the UK meet most often. After 31 December 2020 an EU trade mark has no effect in the United Kingdom; protection has to be built as a separate national right.

Coverage

Four nations, one right

A UKIPO registration covers England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crown dependencies and overseas territories need separate consideration.

EU mark

No automatic protection

A new EU trade mark application gives no protection in the United Kingdom. If the UK is a target, a UKIPO filing must be made as well.

Transition

Comparable rights

For EU marks registered before 31 December 2020, comparable national rights were created in the UK. If you hold an older portfolio, we verify those entries.

Madrid

An alternative route

The United Kingdom can be designated through the Madrid Protocol. Where the UK is your only target, a direct UKIPO filing is usually simpler.

!Do not assume your older EU mark has a UK counterpart in good standing. If an assignment, name change or address update was never recorded, the comparable right may not appear current on the register; we check this before any new filing.

The address for service requirement

This is the technical point that catches out applicants filing from abroad. A filing made without meeting it may not be processed.

◆Since 1 January 2024, new filings require an address for service in the United Kingdom, Gibraltar or the Channel Islands.
◆The requirement does not oblige the applicant to form a UK company; all that is needed is an address correspondence can reach.
◆In contentious proceedings such as opposition or cancellation, having no valid address can go as far as losing the case.
◆MarcaWorld sets up a suitable address-for-service solution for your file and forwards incoming correspondence to you.
The address-for-service fee appears as its own line in the quote, according to file scope. Source: UKIPO address for service announcement, checked 18 September 2026.

UKIPO searches and the goods and services list

The absence of an identical name in the register does not mean registration is assured. We treat these as two separate exercises.

Identical-name search

A check for an identical sign on the register. It gives a quick first read but is not enough on its own to base a decision on.

Similarity assessment

An assessment of visual, phonetic and conceptual similarity alongside whether the goods and services are related.

Notification of earlier rights

Where the UKIPO identifies similar earlier marks, it may notify those owners of your application. That makes planning for possible opposition part of the strategy.

Goods and services list

The list is written from what you actually sell and provide. An unnecessarily broad list raises both the official fee and the risk of opposition.

UKIPO fees and the two filing routes

The UK offers two ways to pay: a standard filing and Right Start. The difference is not the amount but when it falls due.

Standard filing — first classPaid to the officeGBP 170Applies to the first class in a standard online filing and is paid in full at filing. Source: UKIPO fee information, checked 18 September 2026.
Standard filing — further classPaid to the officeGBP 50 / classApplies to each class from the second onwards. The number of classes follows from the goods and services list.
Right Start — first instalmentPaid to the officeGBP 100Paid at filing, plus GBP 25 per further class. It lets you stop the process and withhold the second instalment if the examination report is unfavourable.
Right Start — second instalmentPaid to the officeGBP 100Paid after the examination report if you decide to proceed, plus GBP 25 per further class. The Right Start total then reaches the same level as a standard filing.
Address for serviceMarcaWorldBy file scopeRequired to meet the UK address rule. Forwarding incoming correspondence is included in the service.
MarcaWorld service feeMarcaWorldSet by quoteCovers the search, class plan, preparation of the goods and services list, filing management and follow-up.
Opposition and refusalAs they ariseCharged if incurredResponses to the examination report, defending against third-party opposition, appeals and evidence preparation are notified separately as they arise.
RenewalPaid to the officeEvery ten yearsProtection is renewed in ten-year periods. The renewal fee depends on class count and is notified at the current tariff as the date approaches.
Reading the table
Amounts are in GBP. Official fees follow the UKIPO’s own tariff and are not set by MarcaWorld. Right Start does not refund the first instalment; it only allows you to decide against paying the second. We do not publish a verified package price.
A quote for your file
Once the class count, filing route and address need are clear, we prepare a written quote showing each item on its own line.
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The UK, the European Union, the Madrid route and the US

If you are considering protection in more than one market, the coverage, cost structure and requirements differ markedly. Click a column heading to open that page.

🇬🇧United KingdomUKIPO
🇪🇺European UnionEUIPO🌍Madrid routeWIPO🇺🇸United StatesUSPTO
Coverage
United Kingdom
27 EU member states
Selected member states
United States
Base fee
GBP 170 (first class)
EUR 850 (one class)
Basic plus country fees
USD 350 / class
Further class
GBP 50 / class
Per office tariff
Per country
USD 350 / class
Use requirement
None at filing
None at filing
Depends on target
Declaration of use or intent
Local address
UK address required
Representation outside EEA
Basic application required
US attorney mandatory
Instalment route
Right Start available
None
None
None
The UK or the EU?
After Brexit this is not a choice but two separate decisions. If Europe as a whole is your target, both a UKIPO and an EUIPO filing are needed.
The Right Start advantage
If you are unsure whether the mark will be accepted, Right Start lets you decide after seeing the examination report — a flexibility neither the EU nor the US offers.
No use requirement
A UKIPO filing asks for no evidence of use, which sets it apart from the US. But non-use after registration creates a cancellation risk.

Documents and information

A UKIPO filing calls for a limited set of information; the real work sits in the search, the class plan and the address solution.

✓Applicant detailsFor an individual, name and address; for a company, legal name, country of incorporation and entity type. The application is filed in the name of the true owner.
✓Address for serviceAn address in the United Kingdom, Gibraltar or the Channel Islands. If you do not have one, we provide it as a service.
✓Representation of the markFor a word mark, the wording; for a logo, an image file at adequate resolution. Any colour claim is stated separately.
✓Goods and services listA clear description of what you actually sell and provide. If you do not know your class, we work it out together from the description.
✓Earlier rightsYour EU mark, Madrid registrations or filings in other countries, if any. To claim priority, the number and date of the relevant application are needed.

Examination, publication and opposition

In the UK process, opposition happens during the publication period before registration. Timelines depend on the office’s workload and how the file develops.

  1. 1Assessment and strategyWe review the mark and the target goods and services, then set the class plan, filing route and address solution.
  2. 2Search and list preparationIdentical and similar signs are assessed, and the goods and services list is drafted to meet UKIPO practice.
  3. 3Filing the applicationThe file is submitted online to the UKIPO and an application number is issued. An application number is not a registration certificate.
  4. 4Examination reportThe office reviews formal requirements and earlier rights, issuing a report where needed, which must be answered in time. With Right Start, this is the decision point.
  5. 5Publication and oppositionThe application is published in the journal, and third parties may oppose within the period provided by law.
  6. 6RegistrationIf no opposition arrives, or it is resolved in your favour, the registration certificate issues and protection runs for ten years.

Use, watching and renewal

A UK trade mark is a right that still needs managing after registration. The items below are where most losses originate.

First 5 years

Non-use risk

A mark not put to genuine use within five years of registration can be cancelled on a third party’s application. Evidence of use should be archived from the outset.

Ongoing

Watching

Monitoring similar applications is a separate service. The UKIPO may notify earlier rights holders, but the duty to watch rests with the owner.

Year 10

Renewal

Protection is renewed in ten-year periods. A late renewal may be remediable within a set grace period, but this is not a risk worth taking.

On change

Keeping the register current

Changes of name, address or ownership must be recorded. An out-of-date entry can mean missed correspondence and lost rights.

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