EU trademarks are registered by OHIM (Office for Harmonization of the Internal Market in the European Union) according to the conditions stipulated in CTMR (European Union Trademark Regulations) and are valid within the EU. A mark that identifies and distinguishes goods or services. So, how to apply for EU trademark registration?

There are two ways to apply for EU trademark registration: one is to entrust a professional trademark registration agency to handle the trademark registration application, and the other is for the applicant to apply to the relevant trademark office.

The process of applying for EU trademark registration includes the following six points:

1. Submit an application to the European Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market. The authority will accept EU trademark applications that are deemed to meet the conditions. Give the application date and application number;

2. After acceptance, the authorities will conduct a prior trademark search and submit the application to each member state for prior trademark search. Each member state will search within 3 months The report is sent to the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market;

3. After receiving the search reports from each member state, the authorities provide the applicant with the search report of this Office for reference;

4. The authorities review the application The trademark does not undergo substantive examination. If the application is initially accepted for registration, it will be announced. The objection period is 3 months from the date of announcement. Any natural person or legal person in the 25 member states has the right to object to the trademark. If there is no objection or the objection is not established, the trademark be registered;

5. If the applicant’s application for registration of a trademark is rejected (including the rejection of a homologous trademark application due to objections from member states), the applicant can register the trademark within three months. If an EU trademark is converted into a separate trademark application in one or several countries, the original application date and priority date will also be enjoyed;

6. If the applicant’s trademark application for registration is rejected and the applicant is not satisfied, he can apply to The EU Trademark Review Board applies for review. If there is reason to believe that the EU Trademark Review Board's review decision violates the Treaty of Rome or the Homologous Trademark Regulations, you can also appeal to the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg.

It is recommended that trademark applicants choose to entrust a trademark agency. The trademark registration agency has professional application consultants and rich trademark application experience to ensure that the trademark registration application can proceed smoothly. Bajie has always provided customers with services such as registering domestic and foreign trademarks. It has rich experience and guaranteed professionalism. If necessary, please feel free to consult. EU Trademark RegistrationTrademark Registration ConditionsInternational Trademark Registration