Halloween is a fun time for businesses to add some spooky flair to their products and services. Whether you’re a bakery crafting a uniquely themed tricky treat or an entrepreneur with the latest gadget to frighten your neighbours. It’s essential to have your work well protected. We’ll explore some of the points the UK’s Intellectual Property Office had to say about Halloween ideas.

Tinker, Tailor, Ghoulish Fright

Whether it’s a bottomless pumpkin bucket or a screaming doorbell, it’s crucial to have your inventions patented. Patents protect your design and let you take legal action against those who would try to capitalise on your creation without permission. 

You can’t just patent any old thing though; it must be something new and useful. For example, did you know there was a spiderweb maker gun? This simple device makes your house look like a living nest of spiders! Making decorating a whole lot easier, while still keeping to that Halloween spirit.

If you’re more of a baker, then a patent won’t do. But that doesn’t mean you can’t trademark those tasty treats!

Trademarking Isn’t Terrifying

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Mr Kiplings Fiendish Fancies or Cadbury’s “Goo Heads” are both well-known confectionaries. Often appearing in stores every Halloween.

During this time you may come up with a similar idea yourself which may very well need “trademarking”. Don’t confuse a trademark as just your branding. You can register a trademark across a whole range of products.

But what does this mean?

Well, your trademark can involve anything and everything from a word, phrase, logo, shape, colour, packaging or any combination of these.

Whether it’s a trademark, patent or design, you want to make sure your intellectual property is registered and protected. You can do this over on the governments’ website.

There’s more than one way of protecting your business. While you can protect your work from illegal use, it’s just as vital to protect your business from other areas of risk.

Protecting your Business

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Business premises need upkeep, testing and servicing to ensure they’re safe and complaint. At Direct365, we provide affordable and hassle-free options for small businesses nationwide. Our various safety services include all the most relevant and vital checks such as PAT testing, Legionella prevention and much more!

Every business needs and must meet requirements for workplace safety, all of which should have been discovered in your risk assessment. Our team are experts in all things safety so if you’re a little confused as to what you may need. 

Call us today on 0808 163 9660 or enquire online for a free quote!

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