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European Union Intellectual Property Office
The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (French: Office de l'Union européenne pour la propriété intellectuelle) is a decentralised agency of the EU responsible for the registration of EU-wide unitary trade marks and industrial design rights. These exist alongside the intellectual property rights of individual EU member states, so the agency also works to harmonise EU-wide and national registration processes. Other responsibilities include the administration of the rights of certain products in the EU to carry geographical indications.
EUIPO was founded in 1994 and was formerly known as the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM), but was renamed in March 2016 to reflect major reforms. The EUIPO is based in Alicante, Spain.
The Office is in charge of managing the registration of the EU trade mark and the registered Community design and offers businesses and citizens exclusive rights for trade mark and design protection throughout the European Union (EU), with a single application. Every year, it registers an average of 135,000 EU trade marks and close to 100,000 designs.[citation needed] The European Union trade mark (EUTM) (formerly known as "community trade mark") grants exclusive rights in all current and future Member States of the European Union through a single registration, filed online. The basic registration fee is EUR 850 and it covers one class of goods and services. An EU trade mark registration lasts for 10 years but can be renewed indefinitely in blocks of 10 years.
The registered Community design (RCD) also grants exclusive rights throughout the European Union and future Member States. The fee for registering and publishing one design is EUR 350. A registered Community design is initially valid for five years from the date of filing and can be renewed in blocks of five years up to a maximum of 25 years.
Its work also includes the harmonisation of registration practices for trade marks and designs and the development of common intellectual property (IP) management tools. This work is carried out in cooperation with the national and regional IP offices throughout the EU-27, user associations and other institutional partners with the objective of offering users of the trade mark and design system a similar registration experience, be it at national or at EU level. The agency works in five languages (English, French, German, Italian and Spanish) but processes trade mark and design applications in 23 official languages of the EU.
EUIPO administers geographical indication (GI) registration in the EU for agricultural products whose qualities are specifically linked to their area of production (e.g. certain wines and cheeses) and provides a database of registered GIs. On 16 November 2023, a new EU regulation entered into force which introduced a new geographical indication (GI) protection scheme for craft and industrial products in the EU and giving EUIPO the authority to administer it. From 1 December 2025, the EUIPO will be responsible for the registration of geographical indications (GIs) for craft and industrial products. It will be possible to file applications for the registration of names of craft and industrial products meeting the necessary requirements in the EU.
Since 2012, the EUIPO has managed the European Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights, a network of public and private stakeholders working against piracy and counterfeiting.
Additionally, the EUIPO is charged with establishing and managing portals on EU Orphan Works and EU Out of Commerce works, including a database to register these types of works.[citation needed]
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European Union Intellectual Property Office
The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (French: Office de l'Union européenne pour la propriété intellectuelle) is a decentralised agency of the EU responsible for the registration of EU-wide unitary trade marks and industrial design rights. These exist alongside the intellectual property rights of individual EU member states, so the agency also works to harmonise EU-wide and national registration processes. Other responsibilities include the administration of the rights of certain products in the EU to carry geographical indications.
EUIPO was founded in 1994 and was formerly known as the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM), but was renamed in March 2016 to reflect major reforms. The EUIPO is based in Alicante, Spain.
The Office is in charge of managing the registration of the EU trade mark and the registered Community design and offers businesses and citizens exclusive rights for trade mark and design protection throughout the European Union (EU), with a single application. Every year, it registers an average of 135,000 EU trade marks and close to 100,000 designs.[citation needed] The European Union trade mark (EUTM) (formerly known as "community trade mark") grants exclusive rights in all current and future Member States of the European Union through a single registration, filed online. The basic registration fee is EUR 850 and it covers one class of goods and services. An EU trade mark registration lasts for 10 years but can be renewed indefinitely in blocks of 10 years.
The registered Community design (RCD) also grants exclusive rights throughout the European Union and future Member States. The fee for registering and publishing one design is EUR 350. A registered Community design is initially valid for five years from the date of filing and can be renewed in blocks of five years up to a maximum of 25 years.
Its work also includes the harmonisation of registration practices for trade marks and designs and the development of common intellectual property (IP) management tools. This work is carried out in cooperation with the national and regional IP offices throughout the EU-27, user associations and other institutional partners with the objective of offering users of the trade mark and design system a similar registration experience, be it at national or at EU level. The agency works in five languages (English, French, German, Italian and Spanish) but processes trade mark and design applications in 23 official languages of the EU.
EUIPO administers geographical indication (GI) registration in the EU for agricultural products whose qualities are specifically linked to their area of production (e.g. certain wines and cheeses) and provides a database of registered GIs. On 16 November 2023, a new EU regulation entered into force which introduced a new geographical indication (GI) protection scheme for craft and industrial products in the EU and giving EUIPO the authority to administer it. From 1 December 2025, the EUIPO will be responsible for the registration of geographical indications (GIs) for craft and industrial products. It will be possible to file applications for the registration of names of craft and industrial products meeting the necessary requirements in the EU.
Since 2012, the EUIPO has managed the European Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights, a network of public and private stakeholders working against piracy and counterfeiting.
Additionally, the EUIPO is charged with establishing and managing portals on EU Orphan Works and EU Out of Commerce works, including a database to register these types of works.[citation needed]