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Trade marks

Trade marks are signs, symbols, letters or words that represent a company or product and serve to differentiate it from competitors. They may also consist of three-dimensional shapes, such as product packaging, or sounds, smells and colours. Registered trade marks are protected, giving the owner the exclusive right to use the symbol or phrase.

The European Patent Office deals only with patent applications and does not register trade marks.

To obtain protection for a company logo or name, you can register a trade mark at your national or regional industrial property office:

AT
http://www.patentamt.at/Home/index.html

BE
http://www.boip.int/

BG
http://www.bpo.bg/

CH
http://www.ige.ch/

CZ
http://isdvapl.upv.cz

CY
http://www.mcit.gov.cy/mcit/drcor/drcor.nsf/index_en/index_en?opendocument

DK
http://www.dkpto.dk/

DE
http://www.dpma.de/index.htm

EE
http://www.epa.ee/default.asp?site_id=2

ES
http://www.oepm.es

FI
http://www.prh.fi/

FR
http://www.inpi.fr

GR
http://www.gge.gr/

HU
http://www.hpo.hu/

IS
http://www.patent.is

IE
http://www.patentsoffice.ie

IT
http://www.uibm.gov.it/

LI
http://www.llv.li/amtsstellen/llv-aht-geistiges_eigentum/llv-aht-geistiges_marken.htm

LT
http://www.boip.int/

LU
http://www.eco.public.lu/

LV
http://www.lrpv.lv/

MT
http://www.mcmp.gov.mt/commerce_industrialproperty.asp

MC
http://www.gouv.mc/devwww/wwwnew.nsf/1909$/bd00e8bd33aca10dc1257014004be481fr?OpenDocument&6Fr

NL
http://www.boip.int/

PL
http://www.uprp.pl/

PT
http://www.inpi.pt/

RO
http://www.osim.ro/

SK
http://www.indprop.gov.sk/

SI
http://www.uil-sipo.si/

SE
http://www.prv.se/

TR
http://www.tpe.gov.tr/portal/default_en.jsp

UK
http://www.patent.gov.uk/

Protection of trade marks can also be sought for the European Union through the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market or internationally through the World Intellectual Property Organisation.

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