The Register · Est. 1876
The UK register ofexpired trade marks.
Five hundred thousand expired trademarks no longer protected. One hundred and forty-eight years of the IPO journal, searchable.
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How to use the register
Search the register
Look up any name, owner, class or number across 1.3 million UK trade marks.
Filter expired marks
Narrow by status, class and date to find marks that are no longer protected.
Check availability
Review the mark’s history and owner status — then confirm with an attorney.
Browse by status
Dead UK trade marks
Registrations removed from the IPO register after the renewal grace period.
Lapsed UK trade marks
Marks past the renewal deadline — both expired-in-grace and removed.
Abandoned UK trade marks
Applications refused by the IPO or withdrawn before registration.
Surrendered UK trade marks
Registrations the owner voluntarily ended by filing TM23.
Dead or expired UK trade marks
The full set of registered marks no longer in force on the register.
Popular classes
View all 45 classes →Clothing & footwear
One of the most competitive classes on the register — fashion brands, sportswear, and footwear.
Computers & electronics
Software, hardware, and scientific apparatus. A crowded class for tech startups and consumer electronics.
Advertising & business
Marketing, retail, and business services. One of the broadest service classes on the register.
Science & technology
SaaS, computer programming, and scientific services — the go-to class for software companies.
Education & entertainment
Training, events, publishing, and creative services — popular for content and media brands.
Paper & stationery
Print, publishing, stationery, and office supplies. A long-established class with strong heritage brands.
Readers of the register
Who this is for
Naming a new venture
Working on a third brand, searching Class 25 and Class 35 at 6am for a name that won’t collide with a decade of trademark filings. Finds a mark surrendered in 2019 whose owner was dissolved in 2022 — a starting point, not a conclusion.
Trade mark attorney, clearance work
Runs a class-level sweep across five jurisdictions every week. Uses the CSV export to build prior-rights reports for clients weighing a UK application, then cross-checks owner status against Companies House before filing.
Brand consultancy, due diligence
Screening names for an agency shortlist. Filters by Nice class, by owner country, by expiry window; flags any mark whose owner is live and any name still within the renewal grace period, so the client hears the risks before the pitch.