How To Register A Trademark In The European Union

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How to register a trademark in the european union. Filing to registration of a trademark in the eu can be boiled down to 10 steps. If you only trade in one eu country you will only need protection in that country. The specificities of the european market for trademark registration there are some exceptions that cover multiple countries with a national registration such as the benelux office boip which covers belgium netherlands and luxembourg because none of these countries have their own national office. Contact a trademark attorney and begin the process to register an eu trademark today. All you need to know about trade marks trade marks basics apply for your mark here route to registration manage your mark trade marks once registered.

Before applying for a new trademark it is essential to make sure that it is possible to register this trademark and it is free to use it. The trademark name and logo if any the nice classes and corresponding products and or services and the name and address of the individual or company who will be the trademark owner. In it the applicant s or the owner of the trademark personal data is to be filled. If you only trade in belgium the netherlands or luxemburg you should register your trade mark at the benelux office for intellectual property boip. The process starts with a trademark search report and ends once you have your received your registration certificate.

Once examination and publication in the eu trademark bulletin are completed you will be issued a trademark that won t expire so long as you continue to use the mark and file renewals every 10 years. This gives you protection in these three countries. Then file an application with the euipo. Basically right after the filing of the application there will be an examination period at the end of which it will be published for opposition. Filing for registration of a european trademark can be presented at the european union intellectual property office euipo based in alicante spain.

A european union trade mark is valid in all european union member states. To apply for registration requires downloading the stipulated form from the internet. In the european union no documentation is required to file a trademark application. We examine a trademark for absolute grounds of refusal and search relevant databases for identical marks among eu trademarks eu national trademarks and international trademarks designating the eu or eu member states. We also work with the ip offices of the eu member states and international partners to offer a similar registration experience for trade marks and designs across europe and the world.

Only the trademark information must be provided. At euipo we register almost 135 000 trade marks every year. Trade marks video description. Contact your national office.