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My trademark is on it
If you print your logo on items such as cups, tshirts, etc but you only use those items in your business and don't sell the items, you may not need IP protection for them. I.e. if you're an accountant, you would only need to claim for your Accountin...
I have a website
Having a website isn't a separate Good to be registered, or a separate Service such as Hosting Websites (class 42). Just stick to what you actually sell to your customers i.e. if you're a personal trainer, then you would be registering just for the...
Internal Business Functions
If you hand out flyers for your business just for marketing, but your business is in building houses, you would only register in class 37 for Building Construction, Repair and Installation Services, not in class 35 for Advertising Services (unless yo...
What are you known for and what is the end product?
A health tech business which connects to a health tech platform may fall under Class 9 being a smart watch as a Good. But she should also protect her services of providing nutrition information in the platform which is a Service - so she would also...
Installation maintenance and repair services vs goods being installed maintained and repaired
Many people make an error when registering the sub-classes of Installation, Maintenance and Repair Services - especially mechanic businesses. It's important to note that only the car manufacturers would claim class 12 for "Cars" as Goods. Mechanics...
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