"What do I do if others infringe my trademark right?"

If anyone infringes your trademark right, our advisors will help to will find a solution with you. First, we will send the infringer a notice seeking to negotiate. If these efforts do not pay off, legal proceedings can be instigated. In order to proceed on time, we advise you to:

• Keep a close eye on the market and engage us at the earliest possible opportunity.
• Take out our monitoring subscription, which means we will contact you the moment similar trademarks are submitted for registration for the same type of goods and/or services.

Opposition proceeding

In many countries you may already object during the trademark registration procedure. This is the so-called opposition proceeding. Check our blog next week to read about opposition proceedings and how they can beneficial for you.