EU trade mark representation
AstroLegal is an EU trade mark representation service for businesses based outside the European Economic Area, where the EUIPO requires a representative. Lawyers qualified in the EEA register, maintain and protect your trade mark from €290 a year, with one lawyer assigned to every file.
| Mark | Classes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| KESTRAVO | 9 · 35 · 42 | Renewal 2031 | Registered |
| NORVELLA | 25 | Reply in 41 days | Examination |
| ALDERQUAY | 3 · 5 | Opposition open | Opposition |
| SALTWAY | 18 · 25 | Watch: monthly | Registered |
Illustrative example
The rule
Businesses without a domicile, principal place of business or real and effective establishment in the European Economic Area must be represented before the EUIPO in every proceeding except the filing of the application. Only lawyers qualified in the EEA and professional representatives on the EUIPO list can act.
Appoint a representative
Action required
Without a representative, the application is refused.
If the Office asks you to appoint a representative and you do not, the application is refused.
Opposition filed against your mark
Your lawyer replies
The whole procedure runs through your representative.
Whether a competitor opposes your mark or you oppose theirs, the proceedings run through your representative.
Transfer recorded
Recorded
Recordals are proceedings before the Office too.
Recording a change of ownership or a licence on the register is a proceeding before the Office too.
Article 119(2) and Article 120 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001. Filing, renewal and inspection of files do not require a representative (EUIPO Guidelines, Part A, Section 5).
How it works
Working with AstroLegal takes three steps: a short online form, a review by a lawyer and a written proposal by email. Existing EU trade marks receive a free prescreening; new trade marks start with a €75 pre-registrability study, delivered as a signed legal opinion.
Registered, pending or still an idea: answer two questions and leave your details. It takes a minute.
Existing trade marks get a free prescreening. New ones get a pre-registrability study delivered as a signed legal opinion.
By email: the outcome, the plan that fits and the lawyer assigned to your file. You pay in advance and we take it from there.
Maintenance plans
AstroLegal offers three annual plans for EU trade mark maintenance: Base at €290, Professional at €590 and Unlimited at €2,300 a year, taxes and fees included. Every plan covers 12 months of representation before the EUIPO, and nothing renews automatically: each year starts only after you confirm and pay in advance.
Your representative before the EUIPO, for twelve months.
per year
Representation plus active defence against copycats.
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Complete protection, with a yearly audit of your portfolio.
per year
New trade marks
Registering an EU trade mark with AstroLegal costs from €1,215 in the first year for one class: the pre-registrability study, the EUIPO fees and the first year of maintenance, with no registration fee. The study checks prior rights, distinctiveness, the right classes and any conflicting signs, and is delivered as a legal opinion signed by a lawyer.
Word mark “KESTRAVO”
01 · Executive summary
02 · Prior rights search
03 · Distinctiveness
04 · Recommended classes
Assessment
Positive
Partly positive
Neutral
Negative
Critical
Classes 9 · 35 · 42
Signed by the assigned lawyer
Sample opinion on a fictitious mark
Your brand®
Marketplace sellers
Amazon Brand Registry accepts trade marks from the EUIPO. One registration covers all EU member states and gives you the grounds to act against copycat listings.
Who works on your file
Every AstroLegal file is handled by a lawyer qualified in a member state of the European Economic Area, as Article 120 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 requires for representation before the EUIPO. No bots and no automated filings: every opinion is signed, and the lawyer assigned to your trade mark is named in the email we send you.
FAQ
Yes, if your business has no domicile, principal place of business or real and effective establishment in the European Economic Area. You must then be represented in every proceeding before the EUIPO except the filing of the application (Article 119(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001); under the EUIPO Guidelines, renewal and inspection of files are excluded too. If the Office asks you to appoint a representative and you do not, the application is refused.
An EU trade mark representative is a lawyer qualified in the European Economic Area, or a professional representative on the EUIPO list, who acts for the trade mark owner in proceedings before the EUIPO (Article 120 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001). Businesses based outside the EEA must appoint one for every proceeding except filing the application, renewal and inspection of files. AstroLegal acts as representative from €290 a year.
Only lawyers qualified in a member state of the European Economic Area, with a place of business there, and professional representatives entered on the EUIPO list (Article 120). All our lawyers are qualified in the EEA.
A lawyer checks the status of your trade mark on the register and tells you which maintenance plan fits your needs. You receive the outcome by email, with no commitment.
A pre-registrability study delivered as a legal opinion signed by a lawyer: prior rights, distinctiveness, recommended classes and risks. The €75 is due even if the outcome is negative, because it covers the opinion issued.
Directly to the EUIPO, with the form we provide: €850 for one class, €900 for two, €1,050 for three and €150 for each additional class.
With AstroLegal, registering an EU trade mark in one class costs from €1,215 in the first year: €75 for the pre-registrability study, €0 for our registration fee, €850 in EUIPO fees and €290 for the first year of the Base plan. Each extra class adds EUIPO fees of €50 for the second and €150 for each from the third. EUIPO fees are paid directly to the Office.
Every ten years from the filing date (Article 52 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001). Renewal can be requested in the six months before expiry or, with a 25% surcharge of up to €1,500, in the six months that follow (Article 53). After that grace period the trade mark is removed from the register.
The EUIPO renewal fee is €850 for one class, €50 for the second and €150 for each class from the third, paid directly to the EUIPO. Every maintenance plan includes monitoring of the renewal deadline.
No. AstroLegal maintenance plans never renew automatically: each year starts only after you confirm by email and pay in advance. If you do not confirm, the plan ends with the year you have paid for.
The year you have paid for stays active until it ends: AstroLegal keeps representing your trade mark before the EUIPO and monitoring its deadlines until the last day of the plan. Since nothing renews automatically, the plan then simply ends.
AstroLegal is paid in euros and in advance, by bank transfer, PayPal or Stripe. Payment is requested only after you have received and accepted the proposal by email.
A lawyer qualified in a member state of the European Economic Area, as Article 120 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 requires. AstroLegal names the lawyer assigned to your file in the email sent after your request, and that lawyer follows the file from then on.
Yes. Amazon Brand Registry accepts trade marks registered with the EUIPO, and a single EU registration covers all 27 member states. With AstroLegal, anti-counterfeiting against copycat listings is included from the Professional plan, at €590 a year.
Usually four to five months, if there are no objections or oppositions. The EUIPO examines the application and publishes it; third parties then have three months to file an opposition (Article 46).
Yes. If the trade mark is not put to genuine use in the EU for five consecutive years after registration, anyone can apply for its revocation (Articles 18 and 58).
Contact
Write to AstroLegal by email, phone or WhatsApp, or use the form. A lawyer will reply in writing, by email.
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