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Trademark Registration

Registering a trademark in the European Union

A European Union Trade Mark (EUTM) is filed with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and covers every EU member state through one single application.

The EU is a Madrid Protocol member, so the EUTM can also be designated from an international registration.

How the process runs

  1. Clearance search. Check the register for identical and confusingly similar marks in your classes before you spend anything on filing.
  2. Classification. Pick the Nice classes that match what you actually sell. Too narrow leaves gaps; too broad wastes fees and invites opposition.
  3. Filing. The application goes to the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) with the mark, the owner details, and the specification of goods and services.
  4. Examination. The office reviews the mark on absolute grounds and, in most cases, against earlier rights.
  5. Publication and opposition. Accepted marks are published, opening a window for third parties to oppose.
  6. Registration. If no opposition succeeds, the certificate issues and the mark is enforceable.

The EUTM is all-or-nothing: a successful opposition in any single member state can block the whole application. Where that risk is high, national filings in the countries that actually matter to you can be the safer route.

What IGBS handles

We act as your filing agent in the European Union: clearance searching, classification, preparing and submitting the application, responding to examiner objections, and managing opposition or renewal when it arises. You do not deal with the office directly, and you get one case manager for the whole file.

We have filed and defended trademarks since 2010 for clients across Egypt, the Gulf and beyond — including international IP agencies who use us as their local partner.

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Costs, timelines and the required documents differ by case. For the detail, read the international registration guide, or see why a clearance search comes first.

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