Registering your brand in the European Union costs $399 per class in professional fees with us, plus the government filing fee charged by European Union Intellectual Property Office. We handle the whole filing — clearance, classes, the application itself and any examiner objection — and we confirm the exact government fee in writing before anything is filed.
What it costs to file a trademark in the European Union
Two fees apply, and it matters which is which. Ours is fixed. The government’s is not ours to set and we never mark it up.
- Our professional fee — $399 per class. Flat, quoted upfront, covering clearance, class and goods drafting, filing and prosecution.
- EUIPO official fee — about €850 for one class, €50 for a second, €150 for each further class. Paid to the office, passed through at cost.
Official fees are approximate and current as at September 2026; every register reviews them periodically, so we reconfirm the figure at the point of filing rather than asking you to rely on a number published on a web page.
What is different about filing in the European Union
One EUTM covers all 27 member states for roughly the cost of three national filings, which makes it the default choice for anyone selling across Europe. The trade-off is that it is all-or-nothing: a single successful opposition based on an earlier right in one member state can bring down the whole mark. When that happens the application can be converted into national filings in the unaffected states, preserving the original filing date.
How the EU filing process runs
- Clearance. We check the EU register for earlier marks that would block or narrow yours, before you spend a filing fee.
- Classes and specification. Goods and services drafted to the Nice classification — too narrow and you leave gaps, too broad and you invite refusal.
- Filing. Filed as a European Union trade mark at EUIPO, covering all 27 member states in one registration.
- Examination. Examination typically within a few weeks of filing — we respond to any objection as part of the fee.
- Opposition. 3 months from publication. We monitor the window and advise if anything is filed.
Use requirement at filing: no. You can register in the European Union without having used the mark yet, though long-term non-use will eventually expose the registration to cancellation.
Keeping a EU registration alive
Renewable every 10 years. There is no use declaration, but a EUTM unused for five straight years becomes vulnerable to revocation.
Madrid Protocol or a direct EU filing?
European Union has been a Madrid Protocol member since 2004, so the mark can also be reached by designating it from an existing home registration instead of filing directly.
Which is cheaper depends entirely on how many countries you need. For one or two territories, direct national filings usually win. Past roughly three, a single Madrid application generally costs less and is far easier to renew, because everything moves on one date instead of several. We cost both routes before you commit.
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to register a trademark in the European Union?
Our professional fee is $399 per class. EUIPO charges about €850 for one class, €50 for a second, €150 for each further class on top, which we pass through at cost. For a single-class filing that is the whole cost; additional classes are charged per class by both us and the office.
How long does EU trademark registration take?
Examination typically within a few weeks of filing, and the opposition period runs for 3 months from publication. Where no objection and no opposition arise, registration follows on from there; an examiner objection or an opposition extends the timeline materially. We give you a current estimate at filing rather than a generic one.
Do I need to be based in the European Union to file?
No. Foreign applicants can register in the European Union. What you may need is a local address for service, which we provide as part of the filing, so being outside the European Union is not an obstacle.
Is a clearance search really necessary?
Filing fees are not refundable. A refusal based on an earlier confusingly similar mark costs you the fee and the months spent waiting for it. If you would rather test the ground first, our standalone trademark clearance search starts at $120 and the findings feed straight into the filing.
File your EU trademark from $399
Send us the mark and the goods or services it covers using the form below. We reply within one business day with the class recommendation, the exact EUIPO fee and the total before anything is filed.