Trademark registration procedure/company

[Shane]

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We are thinking of registering a trademark on the name we've given some software that we have developed so would appreciate if anyone who's been trhough the procedure could point me towards anyone reliable they used to secure a trademark for themselves or company.

I'd probably want to ensure it's at least UK, and then probably Europe and USA,

There is a company in the USA using the prhase "TM" in relation to a product (does something related but different but still software) yet I can find no record of it being a TM in the USA IPO database.

ta muchos for any help/pointers

[aotagain]

Plenty of firms of lawyers offer trademark searches and registration services. Many patent lawyers do as well. Unlike patents, you should be able to get a fixed (or more or less fixed) cost for registration.

The last time I got a trademark was about 10 years ago, but as I understand it, using TM does not mean something is trademarked in the UK. 'R' does; ie. 'R' means registered trademark. TM means someone is making sure that their intention to use something as a trademark is in the public domain. If someone else starts using the same name as you and putting TM by it before you do, they could stake a claim to it.

I'd Google it if I were you, before phoning a few local legal firms. The big ones used to all have departments dealing in trademark stuff.

[foxtucker]

Now that we're a part of the EU, you'll find that the UK has agreements with most EU members, so a successful TM application in the UK will apply to member states.

It's the same with patents. lLast year, I spunked £1500 on a really unique, one-of-kind, no-one-else-has-thought-of-this, middle-of-the-night-wow!-kinda-idea. Only to discover that some factory in China had bunch of 8 year old kids knocking out the very same product.

I now have 200 glass hammers prototypes going cheap. Anyone? anyone?