For Overseas Attorneys & IP Firms

UK Trade Mark Attorney Services for Overseas Attorneys | Tennant IP

Your trusted UK trade mark associate

Tennant IP works with trade mark attorneys, IP firms and legal professionals around the world who need trusted UK representation for their clients. Led by Chartered Trade Mark Attorney Mike Tennant, we provide responsive, commercially focused support across UK trade mark applications, UKIPO proceedings, portfolio management, disputes and address-for-service requirements. Whether you need help with a single UK matter or an ongoing UK associate relationship, you deal directly with an experienced Chartered Trade Mark Attorney who understands the importance of protecting both your client's interests and your firm's relationship with them.

Need UK trade mark support for a client? Talk to Mike

Direct attorney access

Work directly with Mike Tennant

Overseas associate work is led by Mike Tennant, Director of Tennant IP and a Chartered Trade Mark Attorney.

Mike has represented clients before the UK Intellectual Property Office, European Union Intellectual Property Office and IPEC, and advises on both routine and contentious trade mark matters.

As a specialist practice, Tennant IP offers overseas associates direct attorney access, continuity and a responsive working relationship without unnecessary layers of account management.

Your client. Our UK expertise.

When an overseas attorney instructs a UK associate, trust matters.

Your client remains your client. Tennant IP takes instructions from your firm and acts as your UK trade mark associate, providing the UK expertise and representation you need while respecting the relationship you have built with your client.

Where required, Tennant IP can be recorded as the UK representative/address for service for relevant trade marks while continuing to work through your firm.

What we do

UK trade mark services for overseas associates

UK trade mark clearance and applications

Clearance searches, filing strategy, UK trade mark applications and advice on registration.

UKIPO objections and official actions

Advice and responses where an application encounters objections or other issues before the UK Intellectual Property Office.

Madrid Protocol UK designations

UK-specific advice and representation for international registrations designating the United Kingdom, including matters requiring a UK representative.

Oppositions, cancellations and contentious matters

Representation and strategic advice in UK trade mark oppositions, cancellation and invalidity proceedings, together with other contentious trade mark matters.

UK address for service and representation

UK representation and address-for-service support where required, with Tennant IP able to be recorded as representative for relevant UK trade mark rights.

Portfolio management and recordals

Support with UK portfolios, renewals, assignments, recordals and ongoing trade mark administration.

Watching and ongoing protection

Trade mark watching and ongoing protection to help identify and respond to potentially conflicting activity.

Comparable UK trade marks and post-Brexit matters

Advice on comparable UK trade marks and other UK portfolio issues arising from the post-Brexit trade mark framework.

Strategic UK advice

UK-specific advice on individual matters without the need to transfer an entire portfolio.

Established internationally

An established international associate service

Tennant IP already acts as the official trade mark representative for associate firms in the EU and internationally, handling both individual UK matters and ongoing UK portfolio work.

We are also open to developing reciprocal relationships with trusted overseas associates where there is an opportunity to support one another's clients in our respective jurisdictions.

Fees

Fees are provided on request

If you would like a quote for a UK trade mark matter or would like to discuss an ongoing associate arrangement, contact Mike with the relevant details and we will confirm the likely scope and cost.

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FAQs

Frequently asked questions

Can Tennant IP act as UK representative for an overseas firm's client?

Yes. Tennant IP can act as the UK representative for relevant trade mark matters while taking instructions from the overseas associate firm. The underlying client relationship remains with the overseas firm.

Can instructions and correspondence remain through the overseas attorney?

Yes. Our normal associate model is to take instructions from the overseas firm and work with that firm on the client's UK trade mark matters.

Can Tennant IP handle a single UK matter as well as an ongoing portfolio?

Yes. We can assist with a one-off UK matter or provide ongoing support for UK trade mark portfolios and repeat instructions.

When is a UK address for service required?

UK address-for-service requirements depend on the right and the matter involved. Tennant IP can advise on the position and, where appropriate, be recorded as the UK representative/address for service.

Can Tennant IP assist with Madrid Protocol UK designations?

Yes. We can advise and act on UK-specific issues affecting international registrations designating the United Kingdom, including UKIPO objections and other matters requiring UK representation.

Can Tennant IP handle UKIPO oppositions, cancellation and invalidity proceedings?

Yes. Tennant IP advises and represents clients in contentious UK trade mark proceedings, including oppositions, cancellation and invalidity matters.

Can Tennant IP manage comparable UK trade marks created after Brexit?

Yes. We can advise on and manage comparable UK trade marks, including relevant representation, portfolio and recordal issues.

Contact

Need a UK trade mark associate for a client?

Talk directly to Mike Tennant about a UK trade mark matter or an ongoing associate relationship.

Contact Mike / Discuss a UK matter