Microsoft Word ip intellectual property rights doc

 trade mark, domain name 

and

 

a

company name

.  Having registered a company with a particular name will not necessarily

mean that you can prevent someone from registering that name as a registered mark or a

domain name.

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Community Trade Mark vs U.K. and other national trade marks

Advantages of CTM

The advantages of the CTM are all to do with the fact that there is only one application,

registration and mark.

·

Cost

 (Relative cost of obtaining registration in 15 member states (U.K. £1,000 per mark per

class whereas CTM £3,500 per mark per class.)

·

Number of attorneys:

 (For national registrations a local attorney must be instructed for

each country.)

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Renewals

:  (Only one renewal (not one in each country))

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Enforcement: 

(A single action in one court, with validity in entire EU.)

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