NEW Fees for EU Trademarks as of 23 March 2016

February 02, 2016
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2. February 2016 - 11:09

The fee system at the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) will change from the fee system applied by OHIM - the "old" name of the office until 23 March 2016. The system will change from a basic fee that covers up to three classes of goods and services to a ‘pay-per-class' system.

In the area of fees, the Amending Regulation introduces the following changes:
  • a new one-fee-per-class system for application and renewal fees;
  • an overall decrease in fees payable to the Office;
  • the incorporation of the provisions of the CTM Fees Regulation into the basic regulation.
  Pay for what you need

The Community trade mark included protection for three classes, costing €900 for an electronic application and €1 050 for a paper application. The Amending Regulation sees the Office move to a one-class-per-fee system. This means that in practice applicants will pay a lower fee if they only apply for one class, the same fee if they apply for two, and a higher fee if they apply for three or more. Renewal fees are substantially reduced in all instances and set to the same level as application fees, and there are also reductions in opposition, cancellation and appeal fees.

  Application fees (e-filing)
CTM (old system) Fee EUTM (new system) Fee
First class €900 covers up to three classes First class €850
Second class Second class €50
Third class Third class €150
Fourth and all subsequent classes €150 Fourth and all subsequent classes €150
  Renewal fees (e-filing)
CTM (old system) Fee EUTM (new system) Fee
First class €1 350 covers up to three classes First class €850
Second class Second class €50
Third class Third class €150
Fourth and all subsequent classes €400 Fourth and all subsequent classes €150
  SPECIALTY: New European Union certification mark

European Union certification marks will be introduced in 21 months' time. These will allow 'a certifying institution or organisation to permit adherents to the certification system to use the mark as a sign for goods and services complying with the certification requirements' (Article 74b EUTMR). The registration cost for an EU certification mark will be the same as for an EU collective mark, i.e. €1 800 (€1 500 e-filing); €50 for a second class; €150 for a third (and all subsequent) classes.

This information has been taken from the office's website: https://oami.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/eu-trade-mark-regulation-fees  

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