Trademark Search & Brand Name Check: United Kingdom

Trademark office & official search

The competent trademark office is UK IPO. You can run the official register search directly.

• Trademark office: UK IPO
• Official search: https://trademarks.ipo.gov.uk/ipo-tmtext/page/Results?searchType=Free&detailsType=quick&searchString=
• Madrid System: international registration via WIPO possible

For this jurisdiction (United Kingdom), LegalBrandCheck brings this register data together with domain, social media and company-register checks into a single availability check.

Domain check: .uk

For this jurisdiction (United Kingdom), the country-code domain is .uk. LegalBrandCheck verifies availability live via RDAP — authoritative endpoint: https://rdap.nominet.uk/uk. Generic endings such as .com are checked as well.

Frequently asked questions about brand names: United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Is my brand name still available?

Across four silos — trademark registers, domain availability, social media handles and company registers — LegalBrandCheck runs a live check for your desired name. Covered: this jurisdiction (United Kingdom) and 196 others. The free check at legalbrandcheck.com takes seconds.

United Kingdom: Which office handles trademarks?

UK IPO. The competent trademark office is UK IPO. You can run the official register search directly.

United Kingdom: Where can I search existing trademarks myself?

Via the official search (UK IPO): https://trademarks.ipo.gov.uk/ipo-tmtext/page/Results?searchType=Free&detailsType=quick&searchString=

United Kingdom: Can I extend an international registration (Madrid System) to this jurisdiction?

Yes — according to our jurisdiction registry, this jurisdiction (United Kingdom) is a member of the Madrid System, so a WIPO international registration can be extended to it.

United Kingdom: What is the country-code domain?

The country-code top-level domain is .uk. LegalBrandCheck checks .uk domain availability live via RDAP (authoritative RDAP endpoint: https://rdap.nominet.uk/uk).

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