The Trademark Helpline

The Trademark Helpline helps UK businesses turn a brand name into something they legally own. Based in Altrincham, the team has been dealing with the Intellectual Property Office since 2008, guiding everyone from one-person startups to established firms through searches, applications, oppositions and renewals. What sets them apart is the honesty up front — they'll run a free search and tell you if a mark is unlikely to make it through, rather than take the fee and hope. Fixed pricing, no hourly billing, and someone on the end of the phone who talks like a person rather than a legal document.