Obtain registered trademarks Europe
It is possible to apply to register a trademark in Europe, for EU countries, in one trademark application.
This can be attractive for organizations trading in more than one country in the European Union.
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When applying to officially register a trademark in a country in Europe, trademark owners can consider seeking to obtain registration in the particular countries in the EU. This would involve seeking to obtain a registered trademark where the goods or services are traded, and dealing with multiple jurisdictions and trademark applications.
Another option available to trademark owners is to seek to obtain a registered trademark covering the territory via one trademark registration covering their main country of trade, as well as other countries in the EU.
This means that an owner can seek to register a trademark say in the UK or Ireland. But the trademark owner can also consider another way to officially and legally register the title to the trademark, using the method of obtaining an EU-wide trademark.
Trademarks Europe - CTM - European Union trademark registration
Register trademark throughout European Union (in one trademark application), at attractive trademark rates. Covering population of 495 million.
When a European trademark is registered as a community trade mark, called a CTM, it is registered such that it covers every member state in the EU (i.e. covering the European Union). A trader can apply to register his brand, name, or logo in one trademark application for the European Union as a whole. A registered community trade mark - CTM now covers the 27 member states of the European Union, with an aggregate population of 495 million. Trademark customer can arrange for us to apply to register a community trademark, on your behalf, for the following: -
- For traders and businesses that are seeking to protect their brands, names or logos throughout the European Union,
- For brands, logos and trademarks to be registered in the European Union,
- For brands, logos and trademarks already registered in Ireland,
- For registration of a trademark in the European Union, as a Community Trademark (CTM),
- For businesses making international applications for registering trademarks in other countries based on an Irish application.
The European Union trademarks system to register trademarks, has very similar rights to a trademark registered in Ireland or the UK. However, the community trademark registration only needs to be used in one member state of the European Union to meet the requirements for validity throughout the European Union as a whole, to be a CTM. This extends the reach of trademark territorial protection via community trademark registration.
European trademarks advantages, CTMs European Trademarks)
The main advantages of a European trademark registration include the following: -
- One trademark registration covers 27 countries,
- A European trademark registration covers almost 500 million people,
- Costs are less than applying to register trademarks in every country in the European Union,
- The European trademark can block applications to register national trademarks, whereas national trademarks automatically do not block registration of European Trademarks (CTMs), unless they monitor CTM's and oppose registration successfully.
- Holders of registered European trademarks are notified of new CTM applications if there is an application to register a similar trademark for similar goods/services. This does not tend to happen in the case of nationally registered trademarks.
Unitary nature of community trade marks, CTMs European Trademarks
A European trademark (community trade mark) registration or CTM has what is known as a unitary character once it is registered. The European trademark (community trademark) registration applies throughout the whole territory of the European Union.
However, having a unitary character, if a European trademark registration is opposed or invalidated successfully in one member state, then it cannot continue to exist as a European registered trademark, covering all of the European Union.
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