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UK trade mark UK00004426318

GUIDEFATHER

Applied for by Medtronic, Inc.

Type of mark
Word
Filed as
Individual
Applied
5 August 2026
Advertised
14 August 2026
Journal
2026/033
Represented by
Simmons & Simmons LLP

Open to opposition until 14 October 2026

Anyone with grounds has two months from the day a mark is advertised to oppose it. A TM7A notice of threatened opposition, filed inside that window, extends the deadline to 14 November 2026. A deadline that falls on a day the IPO is closed moves to the next day it opens. A mark that is not opposed proceeds to registration.

What it covers

Every mark is filed against one or more of the 45 Nice classes. These are the ones this application names.

A word mark protects the words themselves, in any ordinary typeface — the broadest protection, because it does not depend on how the mark is drawn.

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Frequently asked questions

Is GUIDEFATHER a registered trade mark?▾
Not yet on this record. UK00004426318 has been accepted by the UK Intellectual Property Office and advertised in its weekly journal on 14 August 2026, which opens it to opposition. A mark that is not opposed proceeds to registration; one that is opposed may be refused in whole or in part. Check the IPO's own record for the current status.
When is the deadline to oppose GUIDEFATHER?▾
Opposition to UK00004426318 must be filed by 14 October 2026 — two months from the day it was advertised. Filing a TM7A notice of threatened opposition inside that window extends the deadline to 14 November 2026. A deadline falling on a day the IPO is closed moves to the next day it opens. That window is still open.
Who applied for GUIDEFATHER?▾
Medtronic, Inc. is the applicant named on the application, represented before the IPO by Simmons & Simmons LLP. The applicant is the party that would own the mark if it registers.
What goods and services does GUIDEFATHER cover?▾
UK00004426318 is filed in one class of the Nice classification: class 10 (surgical and medical instruments, prosthetics, orthopaedic articles and therapeutic devices). Protection reaches only the classes a mark is filed in, so a similar name in an unrelated class is not necessarily a conflict.
What does "Word" mean on this trade mark?▾
The IPO records UK00004426318 as a word mark. That means it protects the words themselves, in any ordinary typeface — the broadest protection, because it does not depend on how the mark is drawn.
What is the Nice classification?▾
An international scheme of 45 classes — 1 to 34 for goods and 35 to 45 for services — that every trade mark office uses to say what a mark covers. An applicant pays per class, so the classes on an application are a deliberate choice about how wide the protection should be.

About this record

This comes from the trade marks journal the UK Intellectual Property Office publishes every Friday, listing the marks it has accepted that week. It is the journal rather than the full register: a mark advertised here can still be opposed, and the IPO publishes no bulk export of the register itself. Search the journal by wording or by applicant on the trade marks page.