Business Legal Services
EU trade mark registration
Our trade mark lawyers can help you put the right strategy in place, protect your brand and expand into European markets with confidence
Our experienced trade mark lawyers will manage your application from start to finish, providing clear, practical advice to strengthen your application, increase the likelihood of approval and avoid unnecessary delays.
Finding the right legal partner
Why work with Harper James
Choose a legal partner you can trust: we’ll help protect your goals, your business and your people so you can move forward with confidence and focus on growing your business.
Affordable, transparent and predictable pricing
Clear itemised invoices, subscription plans with up to 50% discount, and fixed fee products help you plan and manage legal spend – with no nasty surprises.
Proven track record and measurable results
We’ve supported over 8,000 businesses since 2014, with an ‘Excellent’ rating on Trustpilot and a Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 60+ from monthly client surveys.
Straight-talking, responsive advice
That means fast response times, practical expert legal advice delivered in plain English, and dedicated client service and account management support.
Risk and compliance assured
We’re an SRA regulated firm, but more importantly, we build quality, data, and compliance best practice into everything we do.
How we can help
EU trade mark registration advice for growing businesses
An EU trade mark can protect your brand across all EU member states through one registration. The important part is making sure what you apply to protect reflects your business today and where you intend to take it. Our trade mark lawyers often help businesses in the following situations:
When you need to enter EU markets and want appropriate trade mark protection in place before you invest further in your brand, sales or distribution.
When you need to launch a new brand, product or service in the EU and want to identify potential registration issues before committing significant time and money to the launch.
When you need to extend an established UK brand into Europe and want your UK and EU trade mark protection to work together as part of a wider international strategy.
When you need to decide what your EU trade mark should cover and want the goods and services included in your application to reflect your commercial activities and future plans.
When you need to strengthen your intellectual property rights ahead of investment, M&A or an exit and want important brands appropriately protected before your portfolio comes under greater scrutiny.
When you need to manage trade marks across several territories and want EU protection coordinated with your existing or planned international portfolio.
We make working with us simple, here are the steps we usually follow:
1. Tell us what you want to protect
Share the proposed trade mark, the products or services it relates to, where you currently trade and your plans for the EU. If you already have UK or international registrations or applications, share those with us too.
2. Understand your options
We’ll consider your proposed application and explain the recommended approach, including the scope of protection and any relevant registration risks or issues that need attention. Where appropriate, this can include carrying out an EU trade mark search to identify earlier marks that may present a potential conflict.
3. We will file your EU trade mark application
Once instructed, we will prepare and file your application and support you through the registration process, keeping you updated and explaining any issues that arise in plain English.
Experts in intellectual property law
Supporting your wider brand protection requirements
Registering a trade mark in the EU may be one part of your wider brand protection strategy. Our intellectual property team can also help you protect, manage, commercialise and enforce your intellectual property as your business grows. Harper James’ existing intellectual property services cover registration, strategy, licensing, portfolio management and disputes.
Trade mark solicitors for EU trade mark registration
Meet our team
Our trade mark solicitors support you with more than the application itself. We take the time to understand your business, where you trade and your plans for growth, so we can help you assess the right registration route from the outset.
Where relevant, we can also advise on trade mark clearance searches to help identify earlier rights that could affect your proposed EU trade mark application. Depending on your circumstances, that may mean applying for national trade marks in specific countries, an EU trade mark covering all EU member states, or coordinating protection across multiple jurisdictions. We’ll help you understand the differences and choose an approach that fits your commercial plans, existing portfolio and future expansion.
With experience gained at top 100 UK law firms and working in-house, our team understands the commercial considerations behind these decisions. We can also continue to support you after registration with the management, licensing, monitoring and enforcement of your trade marks.
Pricing and service plans
Legal support designed
to fit your business needs
Our three transparent service plans are designed to give you the widest possible access to high-quality legal advice, whatever the size and nature of your business:
Engage
Flexible access to senior solicitors at highly competitive rates
An alternative to our subscription plans, offering access to full service legal expertise on a project-by-project basis.
Enable
Purpose built legal support for start-ups and smaller businesses
Monthly subscription plan for £239 per month, with £159 monthly credit and access to all legal services at 50% discount on our Standard Rates.
Extend
Comprehensive legal partnership for established businesses
Fully account managed and scalable annual subscription plan with support from a curated team of partners and senior solicitors, with up to 33% discount on our Standard Rates.
