Cross search list

As part of the examination process of your application, we search our register and records for earlier marks which may be the same or similar to your trade mark. We will only look in classes that may contain the same or similar goods or services to those in your application. Our cross-search list sets out those classes in which we would normally consider searching. It is intended to be a guide only. The list is not exhaustive - we will use our discretion to decide exactly what classes to search.

The application class number takes you to another page which lists the Search Classes together with the goods and/or services within each class, which may be the same or similar to the goods and/or services in your application.

Tobacco products in Class 34 (Processed tobacco, smoking tobacco, rolling tobacco, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, cigarettes, cigards, cigarillos, snuff). At the same time as we search for possible conflicting marks for notification purposes, we also search for any mark that is the same or closely resembles any mark in Class 34 for tobacco products. This search is made under the Tobacco Advertising Promotion (Brandsharing) Regulations 2004.