Trade Mark Direct

Trade mark watching service

Once your trade mark is safely registered, we recommend that a watching service is set up to monitor any competitors who may be seeking to register a substantially similar mark in the areas where your business trades. This enables you to react quickly to any potential infringements on your trade marks.

When you sign up to our watching service, you can either choose to receive reports on the relevant registries detailing any potential conflicts directly, or our team of expert trade mark attorneys can manage the analysis on your behalf for an additional yearly charge.

Here are examples of the trade mark watching fees for one word or device mark in one Class for one year, excluding Trade Mark Direct analysis. Please note that for each additional class a 50% supplement will be added.

1. Worldwide watching service (including UK) covering one Class per annum:

Subtotal – £269.00

VAT – £53.80

Total – £322.80

2. UK watching service covering one Class per annum:

Subtotal – £123.00

VAT – £24.60

Total – £147.60

3. European Union only watching service covering one Class per annum:

Subtotal – £206.00

VAT – £41.20

Total – £247.20

4. Europe-wide watching service covering one Class per annum:

Subtotal – £226.00

VAT – £45.20

Total – £271.20

The above fees include disbursements and our service charges for setting up the watching service with the watch notices sent directly to you without Trade Mark Direct analysis.