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What is the difference between UK and EU trademarks?

UK trademarks only protect you in the United Kingdom (made up of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland). There is no protection outside the UK. The UK trademark has been applied for with the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO).

Trademarks filed with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) are called EUTMs (formerly CTM (Community) Trademarks).

EUTMs provide you with protection across the 28 member states of the European Union, making them very powerful trademarks. The current EU countries are:

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland , Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

For now, the UK has officially left the EU. Registered EU trademarks are now only valid for protection in 27 member states, excluding the UK. This means that EU trademarks are invalid in the UK and need to be registered separately. Trademark registered in the UK.

Therefore, British and EU trademarks are now in a parallel relationship and do not include each other.