European Union

Countries

CTM is a streamlined and cost-effective system for obtaining trademark protection in 27 countries of the European Community.

A Community Trade Mark is registered for a period of 10 years from the filing date and may be renewed for further periods of 10 years.

Authority:

Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM)

Trademark legislation:

Council Regulation No 40/94
Commission Regulation No 2868/95
Commission Regulation No 2869/95
Regulation No 216/96

Trademark filing requirements:

Applicant's name and address
A representation of the mark
The list of goods and services
Power of Attorney (no legalization)

For additional information and inquires please contact us.

European Union

Code: EU

Member states: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom

The most important Institutions: Council of the EU, European Commission, European Parliament and European Court of Justice

Area: 4,324,782 km²

Population: 505,665,739

Largest city: London and Paris

Official languages in EU: 24

Information: www.wikipedia.org, http://oami.eu.int