E.U. trademark registration

European trademark registration, the enterprise to enter the European market provides a convenient way. Because once registered trademark, the eu member must admit, all and effective protection.In European countries, Paris TRIP, member of the convention in agreement business place of residence or the natural person or legal person all can apply for European trademark. Eu members include: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany,Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, LuLin, Portugal,Spain, Sweden, Britain.

 1.the application conditions

Can apply for to natural person or legal person, natural person must attach copies of id card, passport or legal person must attach the photocopy of the business license.

 2 Required documences

Each trademark respectively attached to the business license or personal id or valid proof of registration 1 xerox,Clear the trademarks every 15 copies, each more than 8 size requirement x 8cm, If specified color trademark registration,15 and black and white color sample 2 sample,Application form in duplicate, a power of attorney, affix their seal: on behalf of company of application, stamp, In the name of the person, the private seals,

The applicant should provide the original trademark in its application and the original copy trademark application state authority by application of the date of cutting and

translation certificate.

3 .cheking trademarks

Due to the trademark application is a complicated and lengthy process, in order to avoid in the process of application in vain and a waste of money, the phenomenon of is an indispensable link. Search can often get two results:

One is that the trademark is repeated or similar with the others,

Two is that our brand trademark law about whether accord with European standards.

Laws and regulations must have the book, but the links in the European Union, we strongly recommend in an application for registration, the best first check before work, reason is the

European trademark registration fee expensive.

4. Submit application

The completed application form, and a signature or seal. In

order to make application for smoothly, submit all material

must be ready before.

The most important thing is that, to be sure before applying

for trademark registration, choose good category, except when

the category to choose their own business, still can choose a

few relevant category, prevent others use other classes to

invade your intellectual property, of course, some people put

all categories, generally speaking, all registered according

to international standards, trademark into 45 category.

After the application, the ec on the application for

preliminary examination, if accord with European trademark

regulations and standards, with no previous application case

is a repeated or similar, application will enter announcement

stage. In the period of notice, if not others oppose the

certificate, the odds is very high.

5 priority

In many applications, if there is a trademark identical or

similar to the trademark bureau will usually order to decide

who should have the application, the first applicant can enjoy

"priority". The applicant in the trademark office for

"acceptance", will not have to worry about others, because, we

apply counterfeiting of application have been "priority". But

when we use only in a trademark, the word "crown" TM,

Applicant for registration certificate "issued", after a

trademark on the label. Since the date of the applicant for

any infringement, can put forward to the relevant authorities.

6 application process

Design of trademark-0→Check the trademark record -→submit application form-→no notice of approval of against -→"certificate of 10 years for renewal

7  Time for application

Trademark acceptance for three months, a certificate of time into customer 14-28 months (generally), trademark certificate is valid for 10 years, 10 years to become a permanent registration renewal.