EU trademark check and EUIPO filing for all member states
Short answer
An EU trademark check searches EUIPO records for similar earlier marks before you file one application that covers all 27 member states. The EUIPO fee is 850 EUR for one class online as of 2026, and applicants outside the EEA need a representative.
- Office
- European Union Intellectual Property Office
- Opposition window
- 3 months
- Typical time to registration
- about 5 months
- Protection
- 10 years, renewable
EUIPO official fees as of 2026
Published electronic filing fees in EUR, rounded to whole units. You pay them to EUIPO directly; they are not part of a Trademarking plan. Offices revise fees, so check the source before you pay.
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Basic fee, one class (e-filing)Includes the first class. | 850 EUR |
| Second class | 50 EUR |
| Third and each further class | 150 EUR per class |
| Renewal, one class (e-renewal)Every 10 years. | 850 EUR |
| Opposition fee | 320 EUR |
Source www.euipo.europa.eu
Compare every office in the trademark registration cost guide.
From filing to registration at EUIPO
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1
Filing
Online application; the basic fee covers one class.
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2
Examination
The EUIPO checks absolute grounds only, such as descriptiveness, not conflicts with earlier marks.
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3
Publication
The application is published and earlier right owners have 3 months to oppose.
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4
Registration
Without opposition, registration typically follows about 4 to 6 months after filing.
Rules worth knowing before you file
- Because the EUIPO does not refuse marks for conflicting with earlier rights on its own, owners must watch and oppose. That makes trademark monitoring important in the EU.
- An EU trade mark is unitary: a successful opposition based on a national right in one member state can block the whole application.
- The EU trade mark does not cover the United Kingdom; file there separately.
How Trademarking handles a EUIPO filing
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Step 1
We search EUIPO records and the other offices you choose for identical and similar marks, and show a registration likelihood with the closest conflicts and their source.
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Step 2
We map what you sell to Nice classes and suggest wording from the office lists, which keeps you clear of surcharges and objections. See the class guide.
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Step 3
We prepare the EUIPO application: applicant details, mark type, classes and the goods and services text.
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Step 4
Applicants without domicile or establishment in the EEA must be represented by an EEA professional representative. In that case the filing goes through a partner attorney admitted before EUIPO, and you still own the application.
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Step 5
After filing, deadlines, office actions, publication and the opposition window appear in your portfolio, and trademark monitoring alerts you to similar new filings.
Frequently asked questions
- Does an EU trademark cover the UK?
- No. Since 2021 the UK needs its own application at the UK IPO.
- Do I need a representative at the EUIPO?
- Yes if you have no domicile or establishment in the EEA. EEA businesses can file directly.
- What do extra classes cost at the EUIPO?
- The second class costs 50 EUR and each further class 150 EUR, on top of the 850 EUR basic fee.
Other offices
General information as of 2026 based on what EUIPO publishes, not legal advice. Trademarking is not a law firm.