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The information available on this site is not intended to be comprehensive, and many details which may be relevant to particular circumstances have been omitted. Accordingly it should not be regarded as being a complete and authoritative source of intellectual property information, and readers are advised to seek independent professional advice before acting on anything contained herein. The Intellectual Property Office cannot take any responsibility for the consequences of errors or omissions.

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Database search services

Whilst the Intellectual Property Office takes all reasonable care in the provision of its services, it does not guarantee the accuracy of its publications, data records or advice, nor accept any responsibility for errors or omissions or their consequences.

The Intellectual Property Office reserves the right to amend, extend or withdraw without notice any part or all of this service. The information available on this site is not intended to be comprehensive, and many details which may be relevant to particular circumstances have been omitted. Accordingly it should not be regarded as being a complete and authoritative source of intellectual property information, and readers are advised to seek independent professional advice before acting on anything contained herein.

We use public beta testing to ensure that when we fully release a service it is as stable and functional as possible. As a result, beta services may change or display problems.

Acceptable use of our database search services

The Intellectual Property Office database services are designed to meet the needs of a wide range of users wishing to interrogate our information on-line.

Due to limitations of equipment and bandwidth, they are not intended to be a source for bulk downloads.

Individuals, companies, IP addresses or blocks of IP addresses who deny or degrade service to other users by generating unusually high numbers of daily database accesses, whether generated manually or in an automated fashion may be denied access to these services without notice.

Trade Marks Journal

The on-line electronic Journal is the official Trade Marks Journal. The printed list of marks accepted for opposition purposes is provided as an additional service.

Until colour management systems are in place, it is not possible to guarantee the accuracy of colour shown. The Registry has carried out a colour prototype study and concluded that, generally the accuracy of colour is better on screen than paper. This is why the printed list of marks accepted for opposition purposes that The Intellectual Property Office provides will only be available in black and white.

All marks filed with a colour representation are now being scanned in colour. When the advert includes a colour claim the colour is not merely illustrative but is intended to form part of the Trade Mark applied for. Please take note of the colour claims.

It is possible that the images for some black and white marks cannot be clearly viewed on screen. These can be more clearly viewed when printed.

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