How to check the registration of an EU trademark and how to register an EU trademark?

<> you will be able to see the publication of the trademark application by the EUIPO.

The first is the examination of the application, including whether there is a consistent filing date, formal examination and whether there is an absolute refusal. At this point, a query report is created. The second is the announcement; The third is the approval of registration (including the stage of opposition examination proceedings).

It is possible to entrust the registration of the trademark** to the agency, and the first step of the procedure begins with the acceptance of the application, which is either accepted directly by OHIM or through the respective national industrial property office, and includes:

Examination of the application dates for the same, examination of the class of the application for the designation of the mark or service;

send this order of goods or services to an EU translation center (Luxembourg);

Creation of EU trademark search reports, sending this application to the industrial property offices of the Member States, checking in the registrations of each Member State, and sending all reports to the applicant or his/her **persons;

examination of whether there are grounds for absolute refusal;

OHIM does not examine the relative grounds for refusal. This examination will only be carried out in response to an opposition by a third party or an application for cancellation after the registration of a Community trademark has been granted;

The second step in the procedure is the publication of the application for registration of a trademark in the European Union, which indicates that OHIM has consented to the registration of the trademark.

In the third step, a third party with prior rights in the procedure files an objection. The opposition must be filed within 3 months from the date of publication of the EU trademark application. If the opposition is ruled in favour of the applicant, or if no opposition is filed during the opposition period, then the EU trademark application will be granted.

The review constitutes a special procedural stage. The reexamination may be filed in the course of the above-mentioned examination to oppose the office action, opposition and the ruling of the trademark administration and legal department. In the case of a party, a non-final decision may be reviewed, unless a final decision allows for a separate review.

The Review Board is responsible for reviewing the decision of the application.

If you don't know how to check the registration of an EU trademark, you can ask us.

How to handle the EU trademark registration application, now with the development of the global economic wave, the overseas market is an unprecedented challenge for Chinese enterprises, but also a huge market, the window of the world has been opened to us, the market is changing internationally, in order to expand the international market, international trademark registration applications are becoming more and more popular and common, so how to handle the EU trademark registration application?

How to apply for EU trademark registration?

1. Submit an application for EU trademark registration.

**Filing an application for trademark registration in the EU is less expensive and requires only one language. In addition, the EUIPO also has a fast-track filing channel, which can speed up the examination process of the EUIPO and publish the EU trademark registration application as soon as possible.

2. The European Union Intellectual Property Office examines the marking.

Once the EUIPO has received the application, the EUIPO will proceed with the examination process and, if a problem is found, notify the applicant of the trademark to make the amendment within 2 months. If the amendment is not made within the prescribed time, the EUIPO will reject the application or claim in whole or in part.

3. EU trademark disclosure opposition period.

If the EUIPO examines the mark application and finds that there are relevant problems, the EUIPO publishes the trademark registration application in the EU Trademark Gazette, so that it enters the public opposition period of the EU trademark application, which lasts for 3 months, and any third party can file an EU trademark opposition within three months.

4. EU trademark registration and disclosure.

If the EU does not receive any objections or comments within the prescribed period of three months, or if the objections or opinions are not sustained, the EUIP Office will register the trademark application and publish the EU trademark electronic registration certificate in the EU Trademark Gazette. Within 5 years after the registration of a trademark in the EU, the right holder must use it, otherwise anyone has the right to apply for cancellation of registration of the trademark for non-use.

It is recommended to find a trademark ** agency to inquire.

If you look for Shenzhen, you can inquire and register.

Do you want to register an EU trademark? You can entrust us --- Beijing Yituo.

1. How to apply for EU trademark registration:

There are two ways to apply for trademark registration in the EU: one is to entrust a professional trademark registration company to handle the trademark registration application, and the other is for the applicant to apply for trademark registration at the relevant trademark office. It is recommended that the trademark applicant choose to entrust the trademark ** company, which has a professional application consultant and rich experience in trademark application to ensure that the trademark registration application can be carried out smoothly.

2. EU trademark registration process:

1. Submit the application to the Office for Harmonization in the European Internal Market, and the authority will accept the trademark application that it considers to be eligible, and give the filing date and application number;

2. After acceptance, the authority conducts a search of the prior trademark, and at the same time submits the application to each member state for the search of the prior trademark, and each member state sends the search report to the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market within 3 months;

3. Upon receipt of the search reports of the Member States, the authorities shall provide them to the applicant for reference together with the search reports of the Office;

4. The authorities do not conduct substantive examination of the applied trademark, if the application is preliminarily accepted for registration, that is, the publication, from the date of publication of 3 months as the opposition period, 25 member countries of any natural person or legal person has the right to raise an objection to the trademark, no objection or the objection is not established, the trademark is registered;

5. If the trademark applied for registration by the applicant is rejected (including the rejection of the Community trademark application due to opposition from member states), the applicant can convert the EU trademark into a separate trademark application in one or several countries within three months, and the original filing date and priority date are equally enjoyed;

6. If the applicant's trademark application for registration is rejected and the applicant is not satisfied, he can apply to the EU Trademark Reexamination Board for review, and if there is reason to believe that the review decision of the EU Trademark Reexamination Board violates the Rome Treaty or the Community Trademark Regulation, he can also appeal to the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg.

3. What are the differences in the application methods for trademark registration?

In terms of the documents to be submitted, if the application is handled directly at the Trademark Office, the applicant shall submit a copy of the ID card of the person in charge in addition to the other documents that should be submitted; If the application is entrusted to a trademark ** agency, the applicant shall submit a power of attorney to entrust the trademark ** agency to handle the trademark registration in addition to other documents that should be submitted;

1. Information required for EU trademark registration

1. Information of the subject of the application: apply as a legal person, with 1 copy of the "Business License" or valid registration certificate; 1 copy of personal identification document attached to the application by a natural person;

2. Trademark drawing: a total of 5 copies, requiring clear and paper. If it is a color trademark, 1 black and white draft and 5 color drafts need to be submitted; The size shall not be less than 5cm 5cm, and the maximum shall not exceed 10cm 20cm;

3. Fill in 1 copy of the application form: the application form must be signed by the applicant or signed by ** person;

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

5. Power of attorney for trademark registration: The applicant must sign and seal the power of attorney.

If you are looking for Bajie** to register, then these materials only need to be filled in according to the template of Bajie, and the rest will be sorted out and submitted to the local area in Europe for processing.

2. The process of EU trademark registration

1. Submit the application to the Office for Harmonization in the European Internal Market, and the authority will accept the trademark application that it considers to be eligible, and give the filing date and application number;

2. Acceptance and conduct prior trademark search: The application shall be submitted to each member state for prior trademark search, and each member state shall send the search report to OHIM within 3 months.

3. Formal examination and publication of the trademark: If the application is preliminarily accepted for registration, it will be published, and the opposition period shall be 3 months from the date of publication, and any natural or legal person in the 27 member countries shall have the right to raise an objection to the trademark, and if there is no objection or the objection is not established, the trademark shall be registered.

4. If the application is rejected to a single country: if the trademark applied for registration by the applicant is rejected (including the rejection of the Community trademark application due to opposition raised by a member state), the applicant can convert the EU trademark into a separate trademark application in one or several countries within three months, and the original filing date and priority date are equally enjoyed.

5. If the applicant is not satisfied with the rejection of the trademark for registration, the applicant can apply to the EU Trademark Reexamination Board for review, and if there is reason to believe that the review decision of the EU Trademark Reexamination Board violates the Rome Treaty or the Community Trademark Regulations, it can also appeal to the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg.

Of course, these cumbersome processes are for us, after submitting the EU trademark registration application, Bajie professional consultants will follow up the whole process in the later stage, control each process stage, and timely feedback on the progress and results.

Notes:

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

To sum up, it usually takes about 4-6 months for the EU trademark to be registered, if you are a trademark novice, it is recommended to find Bajie to register the EU trademark, and the whole process can be handled in China.

Trademark application, how to apply for an EU trademark by yourself, how to apply for a trademark.

Steps to register an EU trademark:

1. The applicant who intends to register a trademark in the EU shall submit the relevant documents of the EU trademark registration application to the EU Trademark Office or the trademark office of the EU member state;

2. When the EU trademark office receives the application for registration of the trademark, it will notify the trademark office of the EU member state to conduct an examination of the trademark together;

3. If the examination of the trademark is passed, the European Union Trademark Office will publish the application for registration of the trademark for a period of three months, and any third party can raise an objection to the trademark during the announcement period;

4. If no third party raises an objection to the trademark or the objection cannot be established after the three-month trademark publication period, it means that the trademark registration application has been successfully approved.

1. The applicant submits the application to the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market in the European Market, and the authority will accept the trademark application if it is deemed to be eligible, and give the filing date and application number;

2. After acceptance, the authority conducts a search of the prior trademark, and at the same time submits the application to each member state for the search of the prior trademark, and each member state sends the search report to the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market within 3 months;

3. Upon receipt of the search reports of the Member States, the authorities shall provide them to the applicant for reference together with the search reports of the Office;

4. The authorities do not conduct a substantive examination of the applied trademark, if the application is preliminarily accepted for registration, that is, it is published, and the opposition period is 3 months from the date of announcement, and any natural person or legal person in 27 member countries has the right to raise an objection to the trademark, and if there is no objection or the objection is not established, the trademark shall be registered;

5. If the trademark applied for registration by the applicant is rejected (including the rejection of the Community trademark application due to opposition from member states), the applicant can convert the EU trademark into a separate trademark application in one or several countries within three months, and the original filing date and priority date are equally enjoyed;

6. If the applicant's trademark application for registration is rejected and the applicant is not satisfied, he can apply to the EU Trademark Reexamination Board for review, and if there is reason to believe that the review decision of the EU Trademark Reexamination Board violates the Rome Treaty or the Community Trademark Regulation, he can also appeal to the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg.

The registration procedure of an EU trademark can be roughly divided into four stages: submission, examination, publication of opposition, and registration. In the absence of any objection to the total time required from the filing of the application to the registration4-7 months

1.The registration process and the time required

Submission stage(Receipt will be issued within 1-3 days).

A notice of receipt containing information such as the application number can be obtained from the EUIPO immediately after submission.

Review stage(3-6 months).

According to EU trademark law, the EUIPO only conducts an absolute ground examination after receiving the application, mainly to check whether the trademark is distinctive, and whether it violates the prohibition clause. A trademark application will not be rejected because the trademark is identical or similar to the earlier application. This is mainly left to the prior right holder to decide whether or not to file an opposition to the EU application.

Announcement Opposition Stage(3 months).

If no problems are found in the examination or the problems found have been corrected, the trademark application will be published. Within three months of publication, any interested party or prior right holder may file an opposition with the EUIPO.

Registration Phase

If there is no objection or the opposition is not established during the EU trademark publication period, the EUIPO will arrange for the registration announcement and issue the registration certificate. It is important to note that the EUIPO currently only issues electronic certificates of registration.

2.Problems that need to be paid attention to after trademark registration

Submit a declaration of continued use of the trademark, valid for 10 years after the registration of the EU trademark, and the validity period is calculated from the filing date; The renewal can be processed within 6 months before the expiration date, with a grace period of 6 months; The renewal is valid for 10 years.

Once the EU trademark is successfully registered, it will automatically take effect in the EU member states. List of the 27 member states of the European Union: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Slovakia, Estonia, Lithuania, Malta, Cyprus, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia.