UK IPO Trade Mark Examination Reports - Tips & Tricks for Overcoming Common Issues

Introduction

For some years the UK IPO has no longer raised relative grounds objections to UK trade mark applications.

However, examination reports can still cause issues, for example due to objections on absolute grounds, series mark objections and specification issues.

This webinar will address the most common issues and provide guidance on addressing and overcoming them.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• The respective merits of written responses and ex parte telephone hearings
• The conduct of ex parte telephone hearings
• The merits of addressing notifications and to what extent
• How to deal with series mark objections
• How to address specification objections

This webinar was recorded on 4th July 2023