What we offer:
Trademark protection throughout the entire European Union
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Assessment of the prospects for your community trademark registration by experienced lawyers specialized in Trademark Law |
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Personal consultation about the goals of your trademark application and the intended scope of protection |
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Identity research with regard to existing community trademarks (CTMs) and IR marks |
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Creation of an optimal Goods and Services Directory for your community trademark application |
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Filing your community trademark application at the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM), Alicante, Spain |
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Standard correspondence with the OHIM** regarding your community trademark application |
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Review and forwarding of the acknowledgement |
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Transmission of your electronic trademark registration certificate |
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Flat fee. No hidden costs. |
Attorney's flat fee: EUR 899*
Additional official fees of EUR 900 for the registration of your community trademark (CTM) of up to three classes, for each additional class the OHIM charges a supplemental fee of EUR 150.
10 reasons for registering your Community Trademark (CTM)
| 1 | Uniform protection of your trademarks in all countries of the European Union |
The Community Trademark gives you the same high protection, which applies throughout the European Union. As the holder of a Community Trademark, you have exclusive rights to the protected mark. You can e.g., prevent third parties from using your mark for business or commercial activities.
| 2 | Simple method and simple handling |
The registration of a Community Trademark compared to the application of specific national trademarks requires much less paperwork and subsequently offers easier handling:
- a single application
- a single procedure language
- a single central administration office
- a single record to administer
| 3 | Low costs |
When compared to applying in all or several Member States in the European Union individually, the Community Trademark application leads to significant lower costs.
| 4 | Claiming of priority rights possible |
An applicant of a Community Trademark may claim priority of an earlier identical national or international registration for the same goods and services. This must be done within a period of six months, which starts at the date of filing of the first application. Therefore the benefits of protection generate from the earlier date.
| 5 | Easy requirements for use |
Community Trademarks offer a five-year period of use, which provides full protection within this period even without the use of the mark. The inclusion of the use before the end of the grace period in only one individual Member State is already sufficient to obtain protection of Community Trademark in all countries within the community.
| 6 | Comprehensive and effective legal protection |
Infringement proceedings may be brought before the Community Trademark courts. These are national courts designated by the Member States of the European Union to rule on the procedures in the area of Community Trademarks. The verdict is valid in the entire European Union. This avoids that the infringer must be tracked down separately in each Member State. Only the Community Trademark offers this EU-wide protection.
In case of infringement, not only injunction can be claimed, but also damages, the compensation for infringement profits or fictitious license royalties. In addition, you are entitled to a refund of your legal costs.
In case of infringement, not only injunction can be claimed, but also damages, the compensation for infringement profits or fictitious license royalties. In addition, you are entitled to a refund of your legal costs.
| 7 | Successful action against domain hijackers |
If a domain hijacker has registered your trademark as a domain name, you can prove with your Community Trademark that you have superior rights to the name. Via the ICANN arbitration, one can achieve the transfer of the domain quickly and cost effectively, regardless in which country of the world the domain grabber is situated.
| 8 | Extensive possibilities to commercialize a CTM |
The Community Trademark can be sold independently from the transfer of the organization to which it belongs, for all or part of the goods and services for which it has been registered.
For the Community Trademark, it is possible to issue exclusive or non-exclusive licenses. These licenses can be issued for the entire area of the European Union or for just a part of the Union.
For the Community Trademark, it is possible to issue exclusive or non-exclusive licenses. These licenses can be issued for the entire area of the European Union or for just a part of the Union.
| 9 | An older law in all Member States of the European Union |
The CTM is an older law that takes priority over all subsequent trademarks and other conflicting rights in each Member State.
This allows holders of Community Trademarks to protect and to enforce their exclusive right not only on community level, but also against recent national brands or other rights (e.g., company name, domain registration, etc.).
This allows holders of Community Trademarks to protect and to enforce their exclusive right not only on community level, but also against recent national brands or other rights (e.g., company name, domain registration, etc.).
| 10 | Expansion is built-in |
Due to the expansion of the European Union with new member states, the European Union already comprises of 27 member states. At present, there are three applicant states (Croatia; the former Yugoslavian Republic, Macedonia, and Turkey). With each extension of the EU, all applications and registrations of Community Trademarks are automatically extended to the new territories.
Hence, the Community Trademark offers the proprietor not only access to the current internal market, but also to an expanding market.
Hence, the Community Trademark offers the proprietor not only access to the current internal market, but also to an expanding market.
offer you a single application for the fast, easy and cost-effective protection of reputation in all 27 states of the European Community. The trademark protection is valid for 10 years and can be extended as often as required. 
