Trademark application stuck, or your provider has gone quiet?
You can check your UK application yourself in two minutes, for free, on UKIPO's case page. It shows the status, the owner and who UKIPO writes to. If you want someone else to handle the next steps, you can change representative with form TM33. There is no UKIPO fee.
Check your status yourself
- Find your application number. It looks like UK00004300000. Look in the filing confirmation or invoice from your provider. No number? Search your brand name on UKIPO's search page and open the result.
- Open UKIPO's search by number.
- Choose "a National UK trade mark" and enter the number.
- Read the Status at the top. The table below explains each one.
- Open "Names and addresses". Check the owner is you or your company. If a representative is listed, UKIPO sends its letters to them, not to you.
- Open "Publications". The Journal date tells you when the opposition window started.
- Click "View historic details" to see every event so far, with dates.
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What the status means, and what to do
| Status | What it means | Deadline to watch |
|---|---|---|
| Examination | Waiting for examination, or examined. If UKIPO raised an objection, someone needs to answer it. | Objections must be resolved within 2 months of the report. |
| Pre-publication | Accepted. About to appear in the Journal. | None for you yet. |
| Application published | In the Journal. Anyone can oppose. | 2 months from publication (3 if someone files a TM7A). |
| Opposed | Someone has opposed. This is now a dispute. | Short and strict. Get a qualified, regulated professional now. |
| Registered | Done. Protected for 10 years. | Renewal date, shown on the page. |
| Withdrawn or Refused | The application has ended. Withdrawn can also mean a Right Start continuation fee was not paid. | Check "View historic details" for why. |
If a deadline was missed
The examination deadline matters most. If an objection went unanswered, UKIPO can refuse the application. Talk to the examiner first: their name and phone number are on the examination report. If the deadline was missed, form TM9R asks for more time. It costs £125, must be filed within two months of the missed deadline, and UKIPO decides whether to allow it. Before an examination deadline passes, you ask for more time in writing.
Act the same week. The longer it waits, the fewer options are left.
How to move to someone else
- Remove your representative. UKIPO lets you do this by email. No fee. UKIPO then writes to you directly.
- Appoint a new one. Form TM33 appoints or changes the representative. No fee.
- Update your own details. If your address or email has changed, form TM21A. No fee.
None of this needs your old provider's permission.
One more thing: once an application is public, owners often receive letters that look like they come from UKIPO, asking for money. gov.uk warns that these come from fraudulent companies. Check any invoice against your case page before you pay.
Hand the next steps to us
Send us your application number. We check the case page and tell you, in plain words, where it stands and what is due. If you want us to take over, we file the TM33 with your written agreement, check its status every week and email you when it changes. We quote a fixed price before we start. Oppositions and other disputes go to a qualified, regulated professional.
Do I still own my application if my provider stops replying?
If the owner shown on UKIPO's case page is you or your company, the application is yours. The provider only acts for you.
How do I change my trade mark representative?
File form TM33 with UKIPO. There is no fee. You can also remove a representative by email, also free.
I missed a deadline. Is it too late?
Not always. UKIPO has a form, TM9R, to ask for more time after a missed examination deadline. It costs £125 and is not automatic.
Can you help with an opposition?
No. We do not handle oppositions. If your status says Opposed, we will help you find a qualified, regulated professional quickly.
- Case page, tabs and status definitions: UKIPO, Search for a trade mark by number and its glossary, read 11 November 2026.
- TM33, TM21A, removal by email (no fee); TM9R (£125): gov.uk, Trade mark forms and fees.
- Appoint or change a representative: gov.uk, Update or surrender your registered trade marks.
- A representative's address is used for all correspondence: gov.uk, Address for service for intellectual property rights.
- 2 months to resolve objections; 2-month publication: gov.uk, After you apply.
- Free status alerts: gov.uk, Track a trade mark. Fraudulent invoices: gov.uk, Renew your trade mark.
Checked 11 November 2026. We are a private filing service, not UKIPO. This page is general information, not legal advice.