Step one: Prepare EU trademark application materials

1. Application subject information: apply as a legal person, attach a copy of the "Business License" or valid registration certificate; apply as a natural person Attach 1 copy of personal identification document;

2. Trademark drawings: ***5 copies, clear and of good paper quality. If it is a color trademark, you need to submit 1 black-and-white draft and 5 color drafts; the size should not be less than 5cm × 5cm, and the maximum should not exceed 10cm × 20cm;

3. Fill in 1 application form: The application form must be submitted by the applicant Signed by the person or signed by the agent;

4. List the categories and names of goods or services to be registered;

5. Power of attorney for trademark registration: The applicant must The book is signed and sealed.

Step 2: Submit an application for EU trademark registration

1. Submit an application to the European Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market: The authority will accept the trademark application that is deemed to meet the conditions and give an application date. and application number.

2. Accept and conduct prior trademark search: submit the application to each member state for prior trademark search, and each member state will submit the search report to the Office for Harmonization of the Internal Market within 3 months.

3. Conduct formal examination and announcement of the trademark: If the application is initially accepted for registration, it will be announced. There will be an opposition period of 3 months from the date of announcement. Any natural person or legal person in the 27 member states has the right to oppose the trademark. If an objection is filed against a trademark, if there is no objection or the objection is not established, the trademark will be registered.

4. If the application for transfer to a single country is rejected: If the trademark applied for registration by the applicant is rejected (including the rejection of the same trademark application due to objections raised by someone from a member country), the applicant can apply for registration in three countries. If the EU trademark is converted into a separate trademark application in one or several countries within 1 month, the original filing date and priority date will also be enjoyed.

5. Application for review if rejected: If the trademark applied for registration by the applicant is rejected and the applicant is dissatisfied, he can apply for review to the European Trademark Review Board. If there is reason to believe that the review ruling of the European Trademark Review Board violates In the case of the Treaty of Rome or the Homologous Trademark Regulations, an appeal may also be made to the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg.

Note: The UK has officially left the EU, and EU trademarks are not protected in the UK. If you need to register a British trademark, you can only register it separately.