EU trademark characteristics 
 A low cost. Only need to apply for registration of the trademark can be used throughout the EU 15 member states. Compared to in all Member States to apply the substantial reduction in costs; 
 Saver centralized. A trademark registration to receive the protection of the EU's 15 member states, the trademark case ruling will be implemented in all EU countries; 
 3 registered trademark can only be used in an EU country. The use of the trademark in any one EU country is enough to confrontation is not to use the trademark on the grounds raised by the application is withdrawn; 
 Enjoy Paris Convention priority. The same trademark for one or more of the designated goods or services, the name of six members of the Paris Convention application for a Community trademark, can be given priority; 
 5 has been announced in the EU member states registered trademark in the EU trademark application may request priority. 
 Not only words, logos, etc. available to traditional trademarks registered, sound, smell, appearance of the product and construct new types of marks can also apply for registration; 
 7. A trademark application up to cover the three types of goods or services, more than three classes, each class costs are subject to. 
 Apply for EU trademark application materials required 
 Apply to legal persons, attached to the business license or a valid registration, proof of one copy; Request for personal identification document copy of a natural person; 
 2 trademarks map; 
 (3) Fill in application form copies of the application form must be signed by the applicant or be signed by an agent 
 4 lists for registered goods or services that the trademark categories, available from this site, trademark classification table in the query. 
 Trademarks registered power of attorney, the applicant must be signed and sealed by the power of attorney 
 EU trademark registration process 
 An applicant submit an application to the EU Trademark Office or the European Union member states and Trademark Office; 
 EU Trademark Office (2) notice of the application the Office of the Member States, to the review of national trademarks; 
 After review by three months notice. During this time a third party can put forward various objections; 
 (4) If there is no third party objections, a trademark of the application to be allowed to register within a year; 
 (5) will take 12-15 months. 
 Trademark search 
 Countries covered by the EU trademark registration, there are a lot of potential trademark opposition people. Accordingly, the Company strongly recommend the applicant before a European application for trademark registration, trademark search to determine whether there proposed a registered trademark of the same or too similar to a trademark by a third party registration, and to avoid unnecessary losses. 
 Trademark registration preferred letter of course, the responsibility to brand success, success with your companions.