{"id":6807,"date":"2012-12-06T05:53:39","date_gmt":"2012-12-06T05:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.protectia.eu\/ctm-filing-requirements\/"},"modified":"2023-05-09T06:58:44","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T06:58:44","slug":"ctm-filing-requirements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.protectia.eu\/en\/ctm-filing-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Filing requirements: Community Trade Marks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Community Trade Mark (CTM) is a trade mark registered in OHIM\u00a0(Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market)\u00a0which is valid across the European Union territory\u00a0in accordance with the provisions set forth in Community Trademark Regulations.<\/p>\n<h2>CTM PROCESSING:<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.protectia.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Community-Trademarks-Registration-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4777\" title=\"CTM filing requirements\" src=\"https:\/\/www.protectia.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Community-Trademarks-Registration-1.jpg\" alt=\"CTM filing requirements\" width=\"960\" height=\"224\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>OHIM is located in Spain<\/strong>, and is the European Agency responsible for the registrations of trademarks valid in the 27 Member States of the EU: <em>Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and United Kingdom<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prior to any investment in the CTM registration is highly recommended an initial <a title=\"viability study\" href=\"http:\/\/www.protectia.eu\/study-viability-trademarks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">viability study<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Known the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"CTM advantages\" href=\"http:\/\/www.protectia.eu\/blog\/en\/trademarks\/advantages-community-trademark-registration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">advantages of the community trademark registration<\/a><\/span>\u00a0there are an increasingly numerous of companies from outside the European Union that are interested in registering their\u00a0brand portfolio\u00a0in the EU.<\/p>\n<h2>CTM filing requirements:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Name and address of the applicant and country of incorporation.<\/li>\n<li>Trade mark identification.<!--more--><\/li>\n<li>If there is a logo, an electronic reproduction and the corresponding description of the colors.<\/li>\n<li>Description of the goods and services (according to the present Nice Classification).<\/li>\n<li>If Priority is claimed, priority claim and a certified copy of the mark claimed.<\/li>\n<li>POA\/authorization is not mandatory but recommended for Community trade mark application.\u00a0<a title=\"CTM POA\" href=\"http:\/\/www.protectia.eu\/docs\/down003.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CTM POA acces<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>\u00bfAre you interested in a CTM registration?<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"btsolicitud\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Contacto Protectia Patentes y Marcas\" href=\"http:\/\/www.protectia.eu\/contacto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Request Information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Community Trade Mark (CTM) is a trade mark registered in OHIM\u00a0(Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market)\u00a0which is valid across the European Union territory\u00a0in accordance with the provisions set forth in Community Trademark Regulations. 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