Trade marks
Your trade mark tells consumers who you are
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After applying
You've just applied for a trade mark. What happens next?
Examination period
Once you’ve filed your European Union trade mark application, we’ll process it and check to see if it can be published.
Opposition period
After your trade mark application is published, a 3‑month opposition period begins. During this period, anyone who has an earlier right that they believe conflicts with your trade mark application can object to your mark being registered.
Registration
If your application is published and nobody files an opposition objecting to your mark or the opposition is rejected, your trade mark will be registered and the registration published. Publishing the registration ensures that other trade mark owners and the general public are aware that this particular trade mark belongs to you.
Appeal
If your trade mark application is rejected, you can file an appeal. You must file your appeal within 2 months of the date of the rejection decision. Your appeal must include a statement regarding the grounds on which you base your appeal. If you’re not quite ready to submit the statement of grounds with the appeal notice, don’t worry. You have up to 4 months after the rejection decision to file the statement.