The Community Trade Mark (CTM) system offers trademark owners a unified system of protection throughout the European Union (EU) with the filing of a single application. If successful, this one application results in a CTM registration that is recognized in all countries of the EU.
The countries covered by a CTM registration are Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia.
1-3 classes
Yes
Yes – within 6 months for the date of filing the first application.
The Nice Classification is a system of classifying goods and services for Community trade mark (CTM) applications. It consists of 45 classes.
1. A power of attorney signed by the applicant, indicating the full name and position of the signatory.
2. Prints of the mark.
4. Translation of foreign terms is required.
6. No legalization or notarization is required.
8.
3 months
10 years from the filing date
Power of Attorney
None due
N/A
Yes, in orderto avoid the revocation of your community registration, the trademark must be used in atleast one member state of the European Union.