Trademark Search
Before you go through the UK or European trademark registration process you first need to see if your trademark will be accepted and to check that is hasn’t already been taken by somebody else. This is why it is important to carry out a trademark search and register your trademark as soon as you start a company. If later down the line you carry out a trademark search and find that somebody has already registered the same trademark as you then you could be in legal trouble for infringing their trademark and this could lead to you having to change your business name.