Nicolas Naplock

Registering a business with Companies House doesn't protect your brand name or logo, only a trademark does that, and it's a separate process run by the Intellectual Property Office. This guide walks through how UK trademark registration actually works: searching the register before you file, choosing the right classes, what the six-month process looks like, what it costs, how HMRC treats the expense, and why renewal every ten years matters more than people expect. It also clears up the confusion between trademark protection, company incorporation UK filings, and copyright, since founders regularly assume one covers the other when it doesn't.