MULBERRY
Mulberry has been registered in the UK for leather goods since the company's founding in Somerset in 1971 by Roger Saul. The Bayswater bag became one of the most coveted British luxury accessories of the 2000s. The brand has its factory in Chilcompton, Somerset, and positions itself as one of the few luxury leather goods houses that still manufactures significantly in Britain.
UK IPO Record
- Application Number
- UK00003233572
- Word Mark
- Mulberry
- Status
- Registered
- Applied
- 25 May 2017
- Registered
- 29 September 2017
- Next Renewal
- 25 May 2027
- Owner
- Miyuru Amarapala
- Nice Classes
- Class 44
Trademark Classification
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Brand History & Trademark Analysis
Roger Saul founded Mulberry in 1971 with a £500 loan from his mother, initially selling belts and accessories from the back of a van at markets. The brand was listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1996. The Singapore-based Ong family acquired a controlling stake in 2003. The Mulberry tree is protected intellectual property in the UK, Mulberry has registered the tree device alongside the word mark in several Nice Classes.