Rosie Burbidge
Trade marks and priority
An important feature of the trade mark system around the world is the six month priority period. This is incredibly helpful for all businesses whether big or small. The world of trade marks operates on a first to file system. This means that the first person to file a trade mark is the first owner of the mark. But sometimes you're not sure which trade mark you want to go for (or which will be granted) and you don't want to spend a lot of money filing a trade mark in lots of d