How much is the EU trademark registration fee?

In fact, according to the countries to be used, such as Spain, Italy, Britain, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and other countries, it is completely possible to register the EU trademark through Madrid international trademark registration, with a total cost of about 6,543.8+100,000, which is similar to the two countries, but has a wider scope of application.

Nevertheless, I would like to introduce some knowledge about EU trademarks:

Europe is a regional economic and trade organization established and developed by the major developed countries in Western Europe in the 1950s in order to strengthen mutual cooperation and promote their respective economic development. 1993 12.20, the EU conference adopted the Regulation on European * * * Homologous Trademarks, referred to as CMTR. The Regulation came into effect on March 2005 1994. According to this regulation, the European Union Internal Market Integration Authority (OHIM) is established within the EU and is responsible for trademark registration. The EU Trademark Office is located in Alicante, Spain, and began to accept EU trademark applications on June 1996 65438+ 10/0. The term of protection of EU trademarks is 10 year, which can be extended. The term of protection for each extension is 10 year. Applicants for EU trademarks are not limited to nationals of EU member States, but also include nationals of other member States that have joined the Paris Convention and the World Intellectual Property Organization. 2. EU member countries Bulgaria and Romania formally joined the EU at 0: 00 local time on June 65438+1 October1. So far, the number of EU member states has increased to 27, including Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark, Sweden, Spain, Portugal, Finland, Greece, Austria, the Netherlands and Ireland. Third, the characteristics of the EU trademark 1 have low cost. You only need to apply for registration once to use the trademark in the 27 member States of the whole European Union. Compared with applying separately in each member country, the cost is greatly reduced; 2. There are no restrictions on applicants. Applicants for EU trademarks are not limited to nationals of EU member States, but also nationals of other member States such as the Paris Convention and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). 3. Centralized protection procedures. A trademark registration can be protected by the 27 member States of the European Union, and the adjudication of trademark cases will be enforced in all countries of the European Union. The use of the same trademark in any member country will be regarded as the use in all member countries. Even if a trademark is only used in one country, it will not be in danger of being revoked because it is not used in other countries. * * * The transfer, change or renewal of the same trademark will take effect in all member States; 4.* * * Homologous registration is the principle of double protection. * * * Homologous registered trademarks do not replace national registered trademarks, and national registered trademarks continue to exist as international registered trademarks; If the applicant's application for registering a trademark with * * * is rejected, the applicant can convert the trademark registered with * * * into a trademark application in one or several countries within three months, and the original application date and priority date are equally enjoyed; Registered trademarks that have been published in EU member countries can claim priority when applying for EU trademarks; A trademark application can cover up to three categories of goods or services, and if it exceeds three categories, the fee for each category must be increased; * * * During the internal announcement of the same registered trademark, the prior obligee in the same country may raise an objection. If the prior holder of the state tolerates the continuous use of the same registered trademark for five years, he will lose the right to declare it invalid or object to its use. If there are two trademarks, there will be two different trademark owners in the same area; 5. Not only traditional trademarks such as words and logos can be registered, but also new trademarks such as sound, smell, product appearance and structure can apply for registration. Four. Disadvantages of EU trademarks 1. The registration of homophonic trademarks requires high distinctiveness of trademarks. As long as one of the 27 member countries of * * * homophonic raises an objection, and the objection is established, the registration of the entire * * * homophonic trademark will be rejected. Although the rejected trademark can be converted into a national application, and the application date of the original * * * same trademark is retained, the applicant must also pay the conversion fee to various countries. Therefore, if the selected trademark is not very prominent, it is not suitable to apply for registration of * * * homophonic trademark; 2. It is difficult to determine the time when homophonic trademarks apply for registration in the internal market coordination bureau. If all goes well, the trademark may be registered within one year. But as long as one country raises an objection, the trademark cannot be registered in time, and it takes a long time to solve the objection, usually about two years. It is rare that 27 countries have not opposed it. Therefore, the same trademark application of * * * often cannot be registered for a long time. V. EU trademark registration procedures 1. There are three ways and places to apply for EU trademark registration: (1) apply directly to the internal market coordination bureau; (2) Apply to the Central Industrial Property Office of each member state; (3) Apply to the Benelux Trademark Office (established by the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg); 2. The EU Trademark Office will notify the trademark authorities of member countries of their trademark examination applications; 3, after the approval, three months notice. During this period, the third party can raise various objections; 4. If there is no objection from a third party, the applied trademark will be registered within one year; 5. It takes 12- 15 months. VI. The materials required for applying for the EU trademark 1 and the main documents of the applicant; 2, trademark design, application for trademark pictures, requiring clear pictures; 3. The goods or services designated by the trademark can be selected by my agent through external communication, and three categories can be selected; 4. Fill in 1 application form, which must be signed by the applicant or agent; 5. A power of attorney for trademark registration that the applicant must sign and seal; Seven. EU trademark application fee The application fee includes the official fee and agency fee charged by the EU Trademark Office. Eight. Tips: Since the EU trademark application involves 27 European member states, the potential trademark objection probability is relatively high. Therefore, it is suggested to conduct a trademark search before applying for a trademark in the EU to determine whether a similar trademark is registered by a third party, so as to avoid unnecessary losses. However, search is not everything. If the applied trademark is not obvious or simple, it is suggested to apply for the trademark of a European country in a single country.