Intellectual Property

Merrion legal TMS LTD

• Trade Marks

• Trade Marks are frequently important and valuable assets of the business or organisation. It is important to protect these intellectual assets or brands by registering them. We have put together a simple four step legal guide to take you through the procedure for registering your Trade Mark.
1. Identify Your Brands
2. Legal Requirements
3. Trade Mark Searches
4. Application Stages

• Why register your Trade Mark?

• Increases your firms value Save you money Confirms that the Trade Mark is yours Stops competitors from copying or using your Trade Mark Raises brand awareness and firms prestige Enables brand extension into other products and services Symbolises your quality Avoids confusion with is competitors and other organisations Becomes a valuable assets sometimes priceless eg COKE, LEGO, GUINNESS