Trade marks

We provide the full range of services you need for the protection and enforcement of your IP assets
and in particular trade marks and designs

Trade marks

Filing, registration : EUIPO, France, International registrations
Clearance
Making sure that the trade mark you choose is available for registration

Oppositions and cancellations before the EUIPO, France and globally (via local counsel)

Portfolio management - your portfolio in our hands
Managing the deadlines and renewals of your global trade mark portfolio, recoding assignments and any other changes which happen to your trade marks

Watching
Monitoring the new trade mark applications which are getting too close to your trade marks.

Counterfeit and lookalikes
Enforcing your trade mark rights against companies which use similar or identical signs
Online enforcement, social media
Negotiations, coexistence agreements
EU customs applications
Filing your application for action and liaising with national customs offices
Seminars and trainings for in-house, marketing or creative teams

EUTM

What is a European Trade Mark (EUTM) ?

EUTM stands for European Union Trade Mark. EUTMs (or European trade marks) are registered with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) in Alicante. A EUTM—like any other national mark— is what enables a consumer to identify goods / services as coming from one particular company. That’s why it is so important to consider when you create your business or launch a new product/service.

Where is a EUTM valid ?

A EUTM is a single right which provides protection in the entire EU (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom). National trade marks can be registered in each EU Member State but EUTMs are recommended when your business is active in more than one EU country or there is an intention to do so in the near future.

What can be filed as a European Trade Mark (EUTM) ?

A sign which can be used to identify the origin of goods / services . That sign can be a word, a logo, a combination of figurative elements and words, a shape, a colour, a sound, a movement, a hologram... They key point is that both the sign and that the goods / services you want to protect are clearly defined. The legal conditions are the same for all types of trade marks but there is specific case law and EUIPO practice for each of them. We can help with that.

How to file a European Trade Mark (EUTM) ?

Once you have your sign, we need to agree on a list of goods / services you’d like to get protection for. We also need to check that no other business owns or uses any trade marks for the same or similar goods / services . Once we’ve done that we can apply for a EUTM electronically. The EUIPO will then start the examination of your trade mark application.

How much costs a European Trade Mark (EUTM) ?

Two types of fees are applicable: official fees (starting at 850€) and lawyer fees.
Reach out to us to get your tailored cost estimate.