How to apply for EU trademark registration? Nowadays, with the development of the global economic wave, overseas markets are an unprecedented challenge and a huge market for Chinese enterprises. The window of the world has been opened to us, and the market is international. In order to expand the international market, international trademark registration applications are becoming more and more popular and common. So how to apply for EU trademark registration?

How to apply for EU trademark registration?

1. Submit an EU trademark registration application

Submitting an EU trademark registration application online is cheaper and only requires one language. In addition, the European Union Intellectual Property Office also has a fast application channel, which can speed up the review process of the European Union Intellectual Property Office and make the EU trademark registration application public as soon as possible.

2. European Intellectual Property Office review mark

After the European Intellectual Property Office receives the relevant application, the European Intellectual Property Office will conduct the review process and notify the trademark if any problems are found. Applicants must make corrections within 2 months. If the amendment cannot be made within the specified time, the EU Intellectual Property Office will reject the application or claim in whole or in part.

3. EU trademark public opposition period

If the EU Intellectual Property Office finds relevant problems after reviewing the mark application, the EU Intellectual Property Office will disclose the trademark registration application to the EU Trademark Gazette This will enter the public opposition period for EU trademark applications, which lasts for 3 months. Any third party can file an EU trademark objection within three months.

4. EU trademark registration and disclosure

If no objection or opinion is received within the specified three months when applying for registration of a trademark in the EU, there may be an objection. Or if the opinion is not valid, the EU Intellectual Property Office will register the trademark application and publish the EU trademark electronic registration certificate in the EU Trademark Gazette. Within 5 years after the EU trademark is registered, the right holder must use it, otherwise anyone has the right to apply for cancellation of registration if the trademark is not used.