--- title: "European Union Trademark Office Action Response, EUIPO | GTC" url: https://globaltrademarkcompany.com/services/trademark-office-action/eu description: "Respond to a EUIPO office action with attorney representation. 2 months to respond. Flat-fee quote after a free triage." lang: en --- Image: European Union flag (https://flagcdn.com/w80/eu.png) Office action response · EUIPO # EUIPO objected to your EU mark. Answer before it decides. EUIPO usually gives 2 months to reply. A problem in one EU language can block the whole mark. Start My Response: https://globaltrademarkcompany.com/forms/catalog/trademarks-brands/trademark-office-action/EU?ref=b2c Questions first? Ask our attorney. Replies from $150, confirmed in writing after a free review. 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Our attorney drafts and files the reply. Start My Response: https://globaltrademarkcompany.com/forms/catalog/trademarks-brands/trademark-office-action/EU?ref=b2c - A refusal of your Madrid mark EUIPO refused your international registration covering the EU. The reply goes to EUIPO. Start My Response: https://globaltrademarkcompany.com/forms/catalog/trademarks-brands/trademark-office-action/EU?ref=b2c - A UKIPO objection Since Brexit, a UK application is a separate case at a separate office. See UK Response: https://globaltrademarkcompany.com/services/trademark-office-action/uk How pricing works ## A flat fee, agreed before any work. 1. 1 ### Free review Send the report. Our attorney reads each objection and tells you the options. 2. 2 ### A fixed price in writing Replies start from $150. You get the fixed price for your reply before any work begins. A hearing or appeal is quoted the same way. 3. 3 ### Office fees at cost Any EUIPO fees are passed through at cost, itemised before you pay. The first flat fee covers - Full review of the EUIPO office action and cited prior marks - Response strategy memo before drafting. You approve the approach - Attorney-drafted response with statutory argumentation - Acquired-distinctiveness evidence package if the refusal turns on distinctiveness - Specification amendments if narrowing helps clear the refusal - EUIPO portal filing on your behalf Know the rules ## How objections work at the EUIPO. To reply to an EUIPO objection No fee Checked for a descriptive meaning 24 languages Continuation fee if you miss the deadline €400 Appeal fee at the Boards of Appeal €720 2. 1 ### Formalities and classes Unclear terms or missing details get a deficiency letter. You have 2 months to fix it. 3. 2 ### Absolute grounds letter EUIPO explains why it would refuse, for example the mark is not distinctive. 4. 3 ### Reply, narrow or prove use Argue, delete goods, or show the mark became distinctive through use. 5. 4 ### Decision and appeal Refused? Appeal within 2 months, or convert into national applications. Key dates 3. 2 months Reply to the objection 4. Before the deadline Ask for 2 more months 5. 6 months at most Total time with all extensions 6. +2 months Continuation of proceedings, €400 7. 2 months after refusal Notice of appeal, €720 8. 3 months after final refusal Convert into national applications Your deadlines Your situation An estimate. The letter may set a different period, so we confirm it from the letter. Pick a date to see your own deadlines. What you need - EUIPO's letter and its deadline - Evidence of use before the EU filing date - Sales and advertising figures by country - The goods you could drop Common mistake ### Proof from one market Show distinctiveness wherever the objection applies, not just your main market. Common mistake ### Evidence dated too late Use after the EU filing date does not count. Common objections - Article 7(1)(b) Lack of distinctiveness - Article 7(1)(c) Descriptiveness - Article 7(1)(f)/(g) Public policy or deceptive Official sources (9) - EUIPO: Examination: https://www.euipo.europa.eu/en/trade-marks/after-applying/examination - EUIPO: Appeal: https://www.euipo.europa.eu/en/trade-marks/after-applying/appeal - Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/626, Article 2(2), WIPO Lex: https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/legislation/details/19379 - Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 (EUTMR), Articles 7(2), 105 and Annex I fees, EUR-Lex: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2017/1001/oj - EUIPO FAQ: EUTM time limits and deadlines: https://www.euipo.europa.eu/en/help-centre/tm/faq-time-limits-and-deadlines - Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 on the EU trade mark (Arts 7, 42, 68, 105, 119, 139), WIPO Lex: https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/legislation/details/18298 - EUIPO Guidelines, Part A, 4.3 Extension of time limits: https://guidelines.euipo.europa.eu/1803468/1788946/trade-mark-guidelines/4-3-extension-of-time-limits - EUIPO Guidelines, Acquired distinctiveness: point in time: https://guidelines.euipo.europa.eu/2302857/1789860/trade-mark-guidelines/3-the-point-in-time-for-which-acquired-distinctiveness-has-to-be-established - EUIPO Guidelines, 6.3 Acquired distinctiveness throughout the EU: https://guidelines.euipo.europa.eu/2302857/1950855/trade-mark-guidelines/6-3-acquired-distinctiveness-throughout-the-eu The team on your file ## Your attorney, and a team behind every step. Our attorney reads the objection, drafts the reply and files it with the EUIPO. Your account team tracks the deadline and any extension. - Your Account Manager Your day-to-day contact. Knows your file, so every conversation starts where the last one ended. - Your Senior Account Manager Senior oversight on strategy and anything that escalates, so nothing important slips. 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Currently, he is safeguarding my business interests on a global scale. His dedication and expertise are unmatched. Darius Tay, Indonesia Excellent Trustpilot (https://www.trustpilot.com/review/globaltrademark.co) EU office action questions ## What owners ask about an EUIPO objection. Yes. After publication anyone can file observations on absolute grounds, and EUIPO can reopen the examination before the mark is registered. ## Got a letter from the EUIPO? Send it to our attorney. Share the letter or your EU application number. Our attorney replies with your options and a flat fee. A reply within one business day. ## An objection from another office, or need the next step? 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