Further to our recent e-update "Protect your Brand – Now Cheaper Than Ever!" the Trade Marks and Design Registration Office of the European Union (OHIM) have, from the 1 May 2009, now instituted the reduced fee structure for registering a Community Trade Mark.
The cost of EU registration has now been cut by 40%, making the cost of a paper application €1,050 and an e-application just €900. This provides European wide protection, enforceable in all 27 EU countries, for your trade mark at a significant reduction from the old feeing structure.
This is designed to encourage applications and to make the process far more accessible, and represents a significant step which provides real options for anyone wanting to protect their brand.
Disclaimer
The material contained in this article is of the nature of general comment only and does not give advice on any particular matter. Recipients should not act on the basis of the information in this e-update without taking appropriate professional advice upon their own particular circumstances.
