Terms & Conditions
Terms and Conditions
At Trademarks for You™ we provide a straightforward, transparent, participative and consultative professional trademark and IP registration and management service. We explain every part of the process to you and will offer unbiased advice at every stage, our job is to deliver the right result for you. One of the main reasons we decided to set up as a business was to help people like you start up successfully with fast, simple but more importantly cost effective services, we know cash is king for all new businesses, products or ideas. Most people believe creating, setting up and registering a trademark involves lots of solicitors and legal advice, well that’s not really correct, yes there may be a point in the process where legal advice may need to be sought, but that’s only in trademark opposition cases or IP disputes, most are resolved through dialogue and compromise which is agreed between the parties concerned, before you continue with our services please ensure you have read and understood our T&Cs.
We at Trademarks for You™ have the experience and know how to navigate through the entire trademark and IP registration process which includes managing any challenges that may arise, we do however have a legal partner network we can leverage in any cases that require legal opinion and support.
Below are our Terms & Conditions of Business which includes our Privacy Policy, it’s a bit long but we’re obliged to ensure we have provided you with clear T&Cs!
Firstly, we strongly advise you to ensure your brand is protected before you invest lots of money into your new start-up, this is why we are here.
Secondly, we will only move forward after we have produced for you your step 1 ‘Search & Advice Report,’ and where we have explained everything to you clearly and concisely which will allow you to make an informed decision on whether to proceed with your trademark or IP registration.
Terms & Conditions
Updated 2021
Trademarks For You is a registered trademark and brand of MBC Ltd (Marshman Business Consultancy Ltd) registered company number 12261253 ¦ VAT Registration 347008021
MBC provide 360° business management and administration services; these include the following:
Independent, small to medium business start-up advice and ‘Go Live’ services
o Business plan
o Investment proposal
o Operational and technology advice
o Logo, brand & product management
o Website and social media advice and services
o Business administration services
o Project & change management services including delivery and training
Medium to large business analysis and change services
o Business performance review, analysis and advice
o Business remediation advice
o Business analysis services
o Business change management services
o Transformation programme and project management delivery services
RFI/RFP vendor / market engagement process management
ERP / CRM / PMS source / change & transformation experts
Business and operational change delivery experts
IT programme & project delivery experts
Outplacement, offshoring and down-sizing experts
Contact centre performance and change experts
New product implementation experts
o Programme and project management training services (using bespoke BusinessPro4® methodology)
o Risk and issue analysis
MBC are small business champions as well as large corporate transformers, we’ve helped lots of new startup businesses and brands as well as delivered large change programmes and projects for big brands and organisations such as EON, Capital One, Capital One Homeloans, Walgreens Alliance Boots, Electrocomponents, Surrey County Council, Nottingham City Council, Leicestershire County Council, Target, Irwin Mitchell, Esure, DHL, NTT Data, IBM, NHS and Domestic & General to name a few.
1. General provisions
1.1 Please read these Terms and Conditions as they form the basis by which you can use of our website www.trademarksforyou.com and are applicable to any agreements concluded between you and MBC ('us').
2. The contract
2.1 By placing orders through our website you are offering to contract with us for the supply of paid services which includes trade mark search, registration and management services and automatically agree to us becoming your IP representatives at the UK IPO office for the duration of the application process, this means we will receive any trademark correspondence on your behalf which will will advise you of. At any time we reserve the right to terminate our representation services by submitting the appropriate form to the UK IPO Office, once we have rendered paid services the IP representation will change over to you or your company unless you have opted-in to our monthly administrative service, this is where we charge you a monthly recurring fee for the administration of your registered trademark, services included in the opt-in monthly fee service are below:
submitting change of address
submitting change of name (not ownership)
submitting notice to surrender an application
submitting change to rectify the register
submitting change to merge registrations
submitting change to divide a trademark
Supplementary fees are excluded, these include:
£200 fee for submission of TM7A notification of opposition
£200 fee for submission of change of ownership
£275 fee for renewal (includes IPO fee)
Additional requests completed on a case by case basis.
Fees are ex vat.
2.2 When you place an order to purchase a service from us, we will confirm the order via an email to the email address you have provided, this will act as a confirmation receipt.
2.3 We require a verified credit / debit card and authorisation for full payment for the appropriate service before we can consider your order. Authorisation of your card may reduce the available credit or balance at the discretion of the card issuer which MBC do not control.
2.4 Your order is accepted by us when you have received an e-mail confirmation that we have accepted your order. If we need to discuss your order with you prior to this we will endeavour to contact you by e-mail .
2.5 Acceptance of your order brings into existence a legally binding contract between us.
2.6 Our service to you will commence on acceptance of your order.
2.7 We reserve the right not to accept your order or instructions at our sole discretion.
2.8 We do not charge up-front fees for our initial consultation. Once we have determined the application meets our criteria for filing, or you have confirmed that you would like to proceed in any case, we take payment in full for the appropriate service. If the client subsequently decides to cancel their application, we refund any registry fees that are unpaid. We do not refund our fees.
2.9 In circumstances where advice or services are to be paid on an hourly basis we will quote you for the work, the minimum rate is £65.
2.10 If you pay for our Fast-track logo service we will provide you with a limited selection of logos up to a maximum of 10. If for any reason none of the proposals are accepted by you then our hourly fee stated in 2.9 will apply until a design has been chosen by you.
2.11 We use a mixture of in-house and external resources to fulfill your service and work requests. Any work outsourced to 3rd parties will be subject to our 3rd party T&Cs which include our privacy policy. We will act as your agent if that is the case.
2.12 We will run certain email subscription promotions from time to time, offering free services and products such as the benefits paper and consultation report in return for your commitment and consent to receiving email and marketing communications from us and our partners, the consent is valid for 12 months. We will ensure the email and marketing communications are for relevant and appropriate services only, as you are either a new startup or existing business looking for business type services we will only market to you similar products and services which we believe you will find helpful to you and your business. Your consent on our contact form in return for a FREE service or product constitutes the agreement between us.
2.13 The ‘Ultimate Business Startup Package’ product involves us and you undertaking the following once the product has been purchased:
Us
Providing you with a business plan template and also guidance and advice for completion
Reviewing and providing feedback on your business plan
Providing the design services as outlined in our T&Cs and product offerings for Logo, web, Brand Product and/or Explainer Videos
Providing trademark registration and management services as outlined in our T&Cs and product offerings
Helping you register your business with Companies House and HMRC
Linking you up with business banking and online funding sources which may be on a referral fee basis
Linking you up with trusted Legal, Accounting and CRM/ERP firms which may be on a referral fee basis
Supporting you every step of the way in your start up journey which means from inception to launch
Provide you with ongoing business advice
Continue to offer you fee based services
You
Fill out and complete your business plan
Complete and undertake instructions and advice from us in relation to Company, HMRC and trademark registration and set up
Complete all requirements documentation we provide you to support all our design and ideation processes
Ensure you provide us with any information which may impact our ability to help you set up your business
Review our recommendations for trusted partners in relation to business startup and existing business services
2.14 Buying or licencing a trademark - We will request a holding deposit when entering into discussions for the purchase or licencing of any of our trademarks that we have listed for purchase or licencing, if an agreement cannot be reached in the purchase or licence of any of our trademarks then we reserve the right to keep the deposit in lieu of any time and effort we have expended in pursuit of an agreement.
2.15 In entering into a contract for our trademark registration services you are confirming that the trademark name and logo is your intellectual property and not the property of others i.e. If you have recently sold a business then by instructing us to register a trademark for that business name and logo you are confirming that you still own the intellectual property after the point of sale, if it is determined you do not own the intellectual property then you forfeit all paid fees to us and the appropriate registry offices, additionally you may be liable for costs in relation to any required administration to correct the legal ownership of the property. You cannot and should not falsely register any intellectual property in your name if it does not belong to you, this also relates to applying for a trademark in bad faith, that is to say applying to register a trademark to pass off as another similar or identical business or brand, all businesses, individuals and brands should undertake their own due diligence regarding existing similar or identical businesses and brands before applying for a trademark.
2.16 As mentioned in 2.1, when you place an order with us this forms a contract between you and us. This means that we will comply with all GDPR, data protection and confidentiality compliance requirements. We do not share any of your Intellectual Property or new business ideas and concepts with any other party, we do use the information you submit to complete searches and trademark applications.
The contract between us begins at the instruction of step 1 to the completion of step 1 or step 2, the completion of step 1 is the completion and return of any search reports, the completion of step 2 may include:
Registration of the trademark and the sending on of your digital certificate
If an opposition is received and a decision is made to withdraw the application
IPO refuse the application on absolute grounds
Pursuant to 2.1, once we have completed your instructions any of our responsibilities to you cease, this includes notifying you in advance of any trademark conflicts that may arise from new customer instructions, we will however act in the best interests of both parties in relation to 2.17.
2.17 Trademarks for You customer conflicts may arise from time to time, this means we may receive an instruction to initiate step 1 or step 2 on behalf of a new customer which may conflict with an existing customers instruction i.e. The names are similar and the customers come into contact via the IPO examination process. If this situation arises we will offer to mediate a compromise between each of the parties, if there is no opportunity to compromise then we reserve the right to provide advice on next steps then step out of the conversation to become a neutral party to any further opposition engagements, by this we mean we will not advise either of the two conflicting parties apart from advice to conclude the registration processes only.
2.18 If we receive a TM7A form from the UK IPO and your application is opposed, we will initiate engagement with the appropriate party that has raised the opposition on your behalf, this engagement concludes when either your application is withdrawn, a compromise has been reached or the opposition extension time lapses, if a compromise cannot be reached and you choose to fight the opposition, we will refer you to our legal partner or you can instruct your own legal representative. We are not responsible or liable for any costs incurred during or after the TM7A opposition process or if the decision is made to fight any opposition after our initial engagement. Additionally you can appoint your own legal representative at any point during the opposition process, if you do, we will transfer all relevant correspondence to the appointed representative and our involvement will immediately cease, we will resume the registration process once a resolution has been concluded. We retain the right to request a supplementary payment if a TM7A case is termed non-standard (non standard means an application subject to a TM7A process requires more time and effort than usually required due to the impact the case is becoming on the Trademarks for You existing business pipeline and case management/caseload service level agreements for Trademarks for You). Additionally we reserve the right to refuse or cease handling any TM7A opposition cases initiated on receipt of a TM7A opposition notification.
2.19 If we have scored your step 1 search report AMBER/RED or RED and you have made the decision to proceed to step 2, whereby we file your application, and you subsequently receive a TM7A Notification of Opposition form we reserve the right to apply an excess handling fee of £125.
2.20 Our step 1 search report only includes a search of the trademark registries and journals, the report does not include an online search of similar or identical businesses and brands to yours, there may be businesses and brands similar or identical to yours that have not registered a trademark but may still be protected by unregistered trademark rights, our step 1 search is of the trademark registries and journals only and will not list, identify or uncover any similar or identical businesses or brands that do not have a registered trademark (Please see 9.15)
3. Prices
3.1 The prices payable for goods that you order are as set out in our website. Our fees shown on the website are exclusive of Vat at the current rates and are correct at the time of entering information.
3.2 Where matters require work to be carried out by a third party such as legal representatives or 3rd party design teams, we will always attempt to provide an estimate of the fees and costs that will be incurred, in advance. However, any estimates are provided as a guide only and are not binding on us. As such fees and costs are out of our control, you accept that they may be changed without notice.
3.3 We reserve the right to change our fees as and when required.
3.4 We reserve the right to request supplementary excess payments for additional services and time outside normal service level agreements in relation to all our services.
4. Payment
4.1 We accept credit or debit card payments with cards including Visa, Mastercard, Maestro, Electron, Switch, JCB and Solo. We also accept Paypal.
4.2 By purchasing from us you confirm that the credit or debit card used is yours and understand that all credit/debit cardholders are subject to validation checks and authorisation by the card issuer.
4.3 If the issuer of your payment card refuses to or does not, for any reason, authorise full payment to us, we will not be liable for any delay or non-acceptance of your order.
5. Payment security during checkout.
5.1 Your confidential information is protected in transit from your computer during checkout using the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol with an encryption key length of 128 bits - the highest commercially available.
5.2 We use the services of approved third-party companies to perform the card transaction. Only these companies and the acquiring bank have access to your card details. For further information please read the section on our Privacy Policy below.
5.3 We only accept payments for trademark services through the website so we can track your orders.
6. Cancellation
6.1 You must tell us in writing or another durable medium if you wish to cancel your order.
6.2 You should retain evidence of having given cancellation notice.
6.3 Your cancellation rights will end once we have begun to carry out the service.
6.4 Subject to Clause 2.8, if you cancel or amend any instructions after we have started work you may be liable for any costs, expenses, charges and losses incurred by us up to the date of such cancellation or as a result of such cancellation or amendment including without limitation any costs, expenses or charges arising from the cancellation or amendment of any contracts we have entered into and/or instructions we have given to third parties for the purpose of performing the work.
7. Use of Content
7.1 You acknowledge and agree that any intellectual property rights in all material, content and know-how that form part of our website remain at all times vested in us and/or in our content providers, as applicable.
7.2. For the avoidance of doubt, clause 7.1 shall not include those trademarks, graphics and texts submitted by You in relation to our advice and registration services, where there is no conflict with such trademarks, graphics and texts and our rights as set out in clause 7.1.
8. Liability
8.1 If you do not receive notification by e-mail of commencement of the services ordered by you within 30 days of the date on which you ordered them, we will have no liability to you unless you notify us in writing at our contact address of the problem within 60 days of the date on which you ordered the services.
8.1.1 If you notify a problem to us under this condition, our only obligation will be at our option:
· to make good any non-delivery of service;
· to refund to you the amount paid by you for the service in question in whatever way we choose.
8.2 Any liability resulting from our delivery of services will be limited to direct damages up to the amount of the price paid by you for the services concerned. We shall not be liable for any special, indirect or consequential loss or damage whatsoever (whether caused by our negligence or otherwise) which arises out of or in connection with the supply of the service.
8.3 You must observe and comply with all applicable regulations and legislation, including obtaining all necessary legal or other permits to register the trade mark
8.4 The usage of certain services by you may be prohibited by certain national laws and by the statutory requirements of certain registration bodies. We make no representation and accept no liability in respect of your right to register a trade mark.
8.3 You must not apply for trademark registration in bad faith, that is knowing applying for a trademark to pass off as another existing similar or identical business or brand, all of our customers must ensure they undertake their own due diligence when starting up a new business and brand to ensure they are not infringing upon another existing similar or identical business or brand (See 9.15)
8.5 By entering into the contract with us you irrevocably authorise us to lodge on behalf of you or other individuals or bodies all necessary documents with third parties including, without limitation, documents at trade mark registries and you warrant that you have sufficient authority from the individuals or bodies mentioned in this sub-clause to instruct us on their behalf.
9. Disclaimers & limitations of liability
9.1 We have taken care in the preparation of the content of this website, in particular to ensure that prices quoted are correct at the time of publishing and that all services have been fairly described. However, orders will only be accepted if there are no material errors in the description of the services or their prices as advertised on this website.
9.2 Any times relating to the services we provide are approximate only.
9.3 We shall not be held liable for any information held on websites which may have links to or from our website and which are not owned by us.
9.4 Our services are limited to the provision of trade mark search services, trade mark application and management services, branding design and creation services which includes website, branded products and video production services. Our trademark services includes the offering of opinion on correspondence we / or you receive from the registry bodies and recommendations for action that you might take to support your application until such time as the mark is approved or declined by the registry concerned. Any other service suggested or implied by this website is unintentional, if you require business management services we will refer you to MBC Ltd, additionally if the case requires it we may consult with our legal partners in relation to any formal legal disputes that may arise whilst handling your registration and subsequently may refer you to them.
9.5 Our services do include carrying out searches of the international trademark registries, as well as the UK register, this is included in the search fee. We have successfully registered trademarks in the USA and for an additional cost we can apply to register your mark with the international register. All trademark searches are solely based on the information available to the public from the relevant registry's on-line search systems, as of the date recorded on this search report. The records reviewed in the search may contain errors or omissions beyond our control which affect the accuracy of the search results. Consequently, the search results cannot be guaranteed for comprehensiveness or accuracy due to potential process issues. Also, the search does not cover recently filed applications as there is a time lag between the filing and indexing of new applications on the Registers.
9.6 It is your responsibility to provide whatsoever information to us and/or the registry in a timely and full manner as is reasonably required to support a successful trademark registration which may involve significant additional expense on your part including taking legal advice.
9.7 We are not legal practitioners and do not offer legal advice or legal services. We are professional trademark and IP registration and management process specialists. Opinions offered by our officers or agents should not be taken as a substitute for informed legal opinion although we do have legal partners we use in the event that legal counsel, guidance or services are required. If any oppositions are threatened then we will advise on certain actions which may include initial engagement with these 3rd parties on your behalf, if we believe legal advice and support should be sort we will advise this and may refer you to one of our legal partners.
9.8 You accept that we may use selected agents and third parties to provide services to you.
9.9 Our acceptance or non-acceptance of your order is non-prejudicial to the likely successful registration of your mark as a trademark.
9.10 We cannot be held responsible for any loss or damage resulting from the action taken or refrained from as a result of advice given by us or our agents or 3rd party service providers.
9.11 Where, following an objection from the Examiner or an opposition by another mark owner, your mark is permitted to proceed with a more limited specification than that applied for and you have consented to the application proceeding in this way, the application will be deemed to have succeeded and any additional fees to amend the mark will be paid by the client.
9.12 We reserve the right to refuse or cease handling any TM7A opposition cases initiated on receipt of a TM7A opposition notification.
9.13 We cannot be held responsible if your application is rejected by any agencies on any grounds, as part of the process we will engage with the case officer concerned to overcome any objections, if the objection is sustained then any fees paid would be lost as agency fees are non-refundable.
9.14 Our processes are designed to deliver fast and efficient services but we cannot guarantee when an application will be processed and completed as we are subject to the processing SLAS (Service Level Agreements) of the UK IPO office.
9.15 Invalidation and revocation of a trademark - We cannot be held responsible for any invalidation or revocation proceedings taken against your registered trademark, all businesses and brands need to undertake their own due diligence regarding similar or identical business or brand names that are already in existence before applying for a trademark through the use of our services. Sometimes a registered trademark may be open to challenge from an existing business or brand who may claim unregistered trademark rights and may be invalidated and revoked by the IPO for the following reasons:
the name or logo is insufficiently distinctive or unclear, for example it describes the product or relates to a geographic location
there is a prior registered trade mark in the same or similar name or logo
the challenger owns unregistered rights such as copyright or passing off in the name or logo which existed before the trade mark was applied for
the trade mark was applied for in bad faith – for example in brand hijacking situations such as taking control of someone else’s Amazon listing or trying to pass off as the earlier similar or identical business or brand
the trade mark has not been used
9.16 Our free consultation report does not include any searches of the trademark databases. it is limited to a high level internet search to discover and identify any businesses similar to yours, this may be an indicator that the similar brands and businesses we find may have trademarked their business name and brand. The report will use a 1 to 2 page search and does not guarantee that all similar businesses will be discovered and listed in the report. The report is a high level competitor analysis report only.
10. Communication
10.1 By placing your order through this Website you acknowledge email communication as the preferred method of concluding agreements with us.
10.2 We will not file an application for a trademark registration until you have communicated to us that you wish to proceed with the application following receipt of our advice. However, if we then receive no further response from you within a reasonable period of any subsequent communications, we reserve judgement to act in your best interests, which may include handling first contact oppositions and subsequent compromise discussions, and filing your application without further input from you. We accept no liability for the filing of an application that you have confirmed you would like to proceed with.
10.3 We shall assume that our over-riding instructions are not to let your rights lapse without specific instructions to do so. Any action taken in accordance with Clause 10.2 shall be in accordance with these over-riding instructions.
10.4 Once you have approved the specification, we will submit the application. Changes or additions cannot be made to the specification after the application has been submitted and we accept no liability for the filing of a specification that you have approved.
10.5 It is important that you inform us promptly of any change of address, telephone number and email address. We cannot be held responsible for any for any delay or loss of rights in any case where you have failed to inform us of such changes.
11. Guarantees
11.1 It should be noted the Registries never refund their fees. We have split the payment for trademark registration for one class into two payments, the first payment is for our detailed Search & Advice Report, this step 1 process is designed to de-risk the whole process for you. We will score the likelihood of opposition for your trademark registration application, we do the same for our patent and registered design service. By doing this we enable the appropriate decision to be made before any payments are made to the Intellectual Property Office. We cannot guarantee 100% that an application will be successful as we cannot foresee any oppositions that may arise outside those listed in the public journal. Additionally, even though your application may be successful and your business and brand name/logo registered, we cannot guarantee that your registered trademark won’t be challenged at a future date by an existing similar or identical business and brand name to yours (Please see 9.15).
11.2 Should the application that we file on your behalf as part of our service to you be rejected by the registry concerned then the process and services will cease and no further fees applied.
12. Privacy Policy
12.1 MBC will treat all your Personal Information as confidential. We will keep it on a secure server and we will fully comply with the Data Protection Act 1998 and applicable consumer legislation from time to time in place.
12.2 All documents related to your application and the primary name and address details in whose the name the trade mark application is filed will appear on public record including but not limited to websites and journals of the relevant trade mark registry. If you do not want your address published give us a different address or a P.O. Box number.
12.3 Once details of your application have been published and so appear on the public record, we reserve the right to provide details of the application on our website and marketing documentation. Such details will be limited to details of the mark applied for and the goods and/or services to be covered by it. If you do not wish us to publish such details on our website or marketing material please inform us in writing before the application is filed.
12.4 When you shop with us on our website, we will ask you to input and will collect Personal Information from you such as your name, e-mail address, billing address, delivery address, telephone number, product selections, credit card or other payment information.
12.5 We use the services of approved third-party companies to perform the actual card transaction. Only these companies and the acquiring bank have access to your card details.
12.6 We may also collect information about where you are on the internet (eg. the URL you came from, IP address, domain types like .co.uk and .com), your browser type, the pages of our website that were viewed during your visit. We may collect this information even if you do not register with us. You should be aware that this site is being monitored and may capture information about your visit that will help us improve the quality of our service.
12.7 We use your information only for the following purposes:
· Processing your orders
· For statistical purposes to improve this web site and its services to you
· To serve web site content and promotions to you during your visit
· To administer this website
· If you consent, to notify you via email of products or special offers that may be of interest to you. If you subscribe to our mailing this we will take this as your consent to notify you of additional services provided by us and our partners
12.8 You agree that you do not object to us contacting you for any of the above purposes whether by telephone, e-mail or in writing and you confirm that you do not and will not consider any of the above as being a breach of any of your rights under the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003.
12.9 You should be aware that if we are requested by the police or any other regulatory or government authority investigating suspected illegal activities to provide your Personal Information and /or User Information we are entitled do so.
12.10 We invite you to add your email address to our occasional mailing list so that we can inform you of new products and promotions from time to time. You may unsubscribe from this list by following the unsubscribe instructions which can be found at the foot of any the emails received.
12.11 We use “cookies” to keep track of your current shopping session to personalise your experience and so that you may retrieve your shopping basket at any time during your visit. If you do not accept cookies you will be unable to get the full benefit of the shopping features on this web site.
12.12 Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to our privacy policy.
12.13 As stated in 2.12, we will run certain email subscription promotions from time to time, offering free services and products in return for your commitment and consent to receiving email and marketing communications from us and our partners, the consent is valid for 12 months. We will ensure the email and marketing communications are for relevant and appropriate services only, as you are either a new startup or existing business looking for business type services we will only market to you similar products and services which we believe you will find helpful to you and your business. Your consent on our contact form in return for a FREE service or product constitutes the agreement between us. We adhere to GDPR and ICO data management guidance’s.
13. Invalidity
13.1 If any part of these terms and conditions is unenforceable (including any provision in which we exclude or limit our liability to you) the enforceability of any other part of these conditions will not be affected.
14. Governing law, jurisdiction and language
14.1 The contract between you and MBC shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of England and the English courts shall have jurisdiction to resolve any disputes between us.
14.2 The website may be used only for lawful purposes and in a lawful manner. You agree to comply with all applicable laws, statutes and regulations regarding the website and any transactions conducted on or through the website. All contracts are concluded in English.
15. Notices
15.1 Unless otherwise expressly stated in these terms and conditions, all notices from you to us must be in writing and emailed to customerservices@trademarksforyou.com
16. Changes to legal notices
16.1 We reserve the right to change these terms and conditions from time to time and you should look through them as often as possible.
17. Third party rights
17.1 Nothing in this Agreement is intended to, nor shall it confer any rights on a third party.
18. Entire agreement
18.1 These terms and conditions constitute the whole agreement between us and supersede all previous agreements between us relating to the work. Each party acknowledges that, in agreeing to these terms, it has not relied on, and shall have no right or remedy in respect of, any statement, representation, assurance or warranty (whether made negligently or innocently) other than as expressly set out in these terms.
19. Promotions
From time to time we will offer discounted or even free services. These promotions still fall under the appropriate T&Cs within this agreement between us and you. We have listed some of the promotions below and will add others as and when required:
FREE Trademark Registration Bundle: This is an entirely free service but is subject to step 1 of the registration process whereby our team will undertake the appropriate ‘Search & Advice’ report and score as per the reports scoring mechanism. This means the score will either be GREEN, AMBER or RED or a mixture of two of the three. If the report scores AMBER/RED then there’s a high chance your trademark application will be opposed, if this is the case we would normally advise against registration as its most likely you will lose the registration fee (within this promotion we are paying for). Within this promotion if your ‘Search & Advice’ report score does come back AMBER/RED then the options within this promotion are to discontinue the registration or continue with the mark and see if any oppositions are registered by any 3rd parties. If oppositions are registered by any 3rd parties we will automatically discontinue the application of the registration as this FREE promotional offer does not include opposition case handling services.
Our pricing structure: (Our fees exclude VAT)
Ultimate Business Startup Package - £1499 ex vat
This is the ultimate business startup package. We’ll help you develop your business plan, develop your brand, help you register and set it up with Companies House and HMRC, apply for your trademark registration, design and build your website, set up your social media channels, connect you up with funding, help you set up your business bank account, link you up with trusted partners for CRM, ERP, Legal and Accounting, we’ll basically get you from idea to launch and then continue to provide you with ongoing business support and advice. We have over 20 years in business and brand management
Trademark Search & Advice Report (UK Registration) - £49 ex vat (This is a compulsory and integral part of the process)
First of all we’ll check the national and international trademark journals, as well as conduct a high level online search to check whether or not your trademark or a similar trademark has been registered and then advise you accordingly. Step 1 of the registration process is critical in establishing your business and brand name trademark position, we reserve the right not to handle your registration if you elect not to have step 1 completed, additionally If you do elect not to complete step 1 then we will transfer the fee to step 2 of the process. Step 1 is designed to de-risk the entire process and help you save time and money.
Trademark Registration (UK Registration) - £296 ex vat for 1 x class (Handling & processing fee is £126 - IPO fee is £170)
This includes the registration process for the UK register of one class and does not include the application to register for international registers. International registrations are subject to an additional fee based on an international fee calculation, you accept that these fees may change as all international fees are driven by each individual international registry are will be subject to a fee calculation at the time of application, our minimum handling fee for international registrations is £200. If your UK registration requires more than one class then an additional fee of £90 will be charged for each additional class but please check handling prices below. Please note if you have chosen to not to complete step 1 of the process then the step 1 fee with be transferred to step 2 thereby increasing the trademark registration fee to £355. Step 1 is designed to de-risk the entire process and help you save time and money.
If we receive a TM7A Notification of Opposition Form in relation to your application we may request a supplementary excess fee to cover any costs which are deemed non-standard, this excess fee can be up to £250 and covers conclusion of the TM7A process which will either be compromise then continuation, referral to an IP solicitor or the continuation of the registration due to the lapse in opposition extension time.
2 x classes - £407
3 x classes - £505
4 x classes - £575
5 x classes - £780
6 x classes - £858
There are additional handling charge increases for each class due to the increased analysis of registration terms which increases the processing time, please also note fees are ex vat
Opt-in Monthly Admin Fee - £9.99
EU Registration - Calculated at point of sale
We prepare and file your EU application with our EU filings partner who will become your nominated EUIPO representative.
US Registration - Calculated at point of sale
We prepare and file your US application with our EU filings partner who will become your nominated USPTO representative.
International Trademark Registrations - To be calculated by country
We also provide international registration services which are subject to the same T&Cs and processes as the above.
Patents & Registered Design - TMFY Search Report - £450 ¦ Preparation of Application £450 ¦ IPO Filing £500 - Total £1400
We have split the patent process into two main processes, step 1 will include a pre-application search of all global patent databases, this allows us to score the likelihood of acceptance or refusal. Step 2 includes preparation and filing of the application. The same process is followed for Registered Designs.
Fast-track Logo Design and Production - Starts at £99
We’ll present you with 10 logo designs for your trademark, you’ll be given 5 edits and once you’ve chosen the one you like and we’ll produce the files for you.
Ideas Based Logo Design and Branding - Contact Us
Our fast-track logo service is a great service for those that need a logo fast and within a tight budget, we also offer a more in-depth branding design service where one of our designers spends a minimum of 10 hours thinking through your brand requirements based upon your brief, we will then present you with the ideas and work with you to deliver the final product. There is a limit of the amount of edits but we will discuss that with you when we work with you on the brief and requirements.
Image Mockups - £15, £25 or £40
Our image mockup products are great tools to support advertising, marketing and promotional campaigns. You choose either, 5, 10 or 15 and we’ll create them and zip them up to send back to you through either email or a file sharing application.
Trademark Watch - £100 per month
We’ll monitor your trademark and advise you of any infringements. This will be a monthly subscription
Business Start-up / Existing Business Transformation Services - Contact Us
We are part of the MBC Group who are business transformation experts, we have over 20 years experience supporting start-ups and delivering transformational change for existing businesses, this includes everything from business plans to ERP implementations. Contact us to discuss your needs and we will pass you on to one of our Executive experts
Fee Changes
We reserve the right to update our fee structure at anytime and will undertake best endeavours to update all our customers about any fee changes