Average Costs of Trade Mark Applications
in Germany and Abroad (EURO)

up to three classes of goods and services, black & white registration

 

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Filing
with the trade marks registry
Registration
Renewal
after 10 years
Sum3
all costs excluding renewal
Opposition
per trade mark
up to 3 classes
Int. Registration4
Madrid Agreement
(10 Countries)
1560 2700 - - 1400 580 1560 2700 - 2 -
Int. Registration5
Madrid Protocol
(10 countries excluding JP, EU and the US)
56001 2700 - - 54001 580 56001 2700 - 2 -
Int. Registration5
Madrid Protocol
(10 countries including JP and the US, excluding EU)
58001 2700 - - 65001 580 58001 2700 - 2 -
Int. Registration5
Madrid Protocol
(10 countries including JP EU and the US)
70001 2700 - - 70001 580 70001 2700 - 2 -
EU6
Community Trade Mark
1050 1500 - - 1500 1400 1050 1500 350 14003
DE
Germany
300 600 - - 750 275 300 600 120 5003
FR
France
(1 class)
225 1300 - - 1000 330 225 827 310 5203
GB
Great Britain
350 1300 - - 700 330 350 1195 240 5003
BX
Benelux
240 1300 - - 1000 330 240 805 1000 750
US
USA
1000 1300 - - 1700 330 1000 900 700 8003
JP
Japan
900 3800 2700 1100 1840 330 3600 4900 300 80003
CH
Switzerland
400 1300 - - 1700 330 400 800 514 400

 

Filing
with the trade marks registry
Registration
Renewal
after 10 years
Sum3
all costs excluding renewal
Opposition
per trade mark
up to 3 classes


Costs are divided into Offical fees and Attorney's fees

1) Costs depend on individual fees fixed by the members states of the Madrid Protocol.

2) Oppositions has to be lodged country by country. Costs and terms are subject to national legislation. For EU, GB, CH part of costs must be paid by the losing party,

3) Minimal costs, additional costs depending on the time spent of preparing correspondence on objections / rejections and so on with the Patent Office.

4) The following may be selected under the Madrid Agreement:
Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium* , Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Egypt, France, Germany, Hungary, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Italy, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg*, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands*, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sudan, Swaziland, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Ukraine, Viet Nam. *selected as one Country: BX

5) The following countries are members of the Madrid Protocol only with costs being considerably higher:
Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Botswana, Bahrein, Denmark, Estonia, European Community, Finland, Georgia, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Lithuania, Netherlands - Antilles, Madagascar, Norway, Republic of Korea, Oman, Singapore, Sao Tome und Principe, Sweden, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Kingdom, the US, Uzbekistan, Zambia;

6) The following countries are members of the European Community:
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, United Kingdom;

 

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Last Update 06.09.2012/ SE.
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