EU Trademark Cost in 2026: What You'll Actually Pay

The Official EUIPO Filing Fees

The EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) processes all EU trademark (EUTM) applications. As of 2026, the official fees for online filing are:

• 1 class of goods or services: €850
• 2 classes: €850 + €50 = €900
• 3 classes: €900 + €150 = €1,050
• Each additional class beyond 3: €150 per class

Paper filing adds a €150 surcharge — there's almost never a reason to file on paper. These fees cover the examination, publication, and registration of the mark if no opposition arises. Opposition proceedings, if filed against your application, involve separate fees paid by the opposing party (€320 to file an opposition), but if you need to defend against one, your attorney costs will increase.

What the Official Fee Doesn't Cover

The €850 gets your application into the EUIPO system. It doesn't cover:

Clearance Search

Before filing, a professional clearance search across EU trademark registers (and ideally national registers of key EU member states) is essential. The EUIPO database is searchable for free, but a professional search that covers phonetic similarity, design marks, and national-only registrations typically costs €300–€600 through a trademark attorney or specialist search firm.

Attorney Filing Fees

Filing an EU trademark without professional advice is technically possible for EU-based applicants. In practice, mistakes in the specification of goods and services are the single most common reason applications face problems — either rejection by the examiner or successful opposition by third parties. Attorney fees for EU trademark filing run €600–€1,500 for a straightforward application. Complex filings, figurative marks with unusual descriptions, or applications covering many classes cost more.

Office Action Responses

If the EUIPO examiner issues a provisional refusal — typically for absolute grounds like descriptiveness or deceptiveness — you have two months to respond. Attorney fees for responding to an Office Action typically run €400–€900. Not all applications receive Office Actions, but roughly 15–20% of applications encounter some form of examiner objection.

Opposition Defense

If a third party opposes your application (common if you're filing in a competitive class or with a mark that resembles an existing registration), defending the opposition adds €1,500–€5,000 in attorney fees depending on complexity and whether the case goes to a hearing.

Realistic Total Cost Scenarios

Simple case — 1 class, no complications:
€850 (EUIPO fee) + €400 (search) + €800 (attorney) = approximately €2,050

Typical case — 2–3 classes, one Office Action:
€900–€1,050 (EUIPO fee) + €400 (search) + €1,000 (attorney) + €600 (OA response) = approximately €3,000–€3,100

Contested case — opposition filed against your application:
Add €2,000–€5,000 to the typical case above.

EU Trademark vs. Filing in Individual EU Countries

Before the EU trademark system existed, protecting a brand across Europe meant filing separately in each country — different languages, different fees, different procedures, different timelines. The EUIPO estimates that an EU trademark costs roughly one-third of what filing in just five individual EU member states would cost.

The comparison matters when deciding whether to file an EUTM or target specific countries. If you only need protection in Germany and France, two national filings might cost less than an EUTM. If you need three or more EU countries — or plan to expand — the EU trademark is almost always better value.

Renewal Costs

EU trademarks last 10 years from the filing date and can be renewed indefinitely. Renewal fees mirror the initial filing structure: €850 for one class, €900 for two, €1,050 for three, and €150 per additional class. Renewals must be filed in the six months before the expiry date, or in the six-month grace period after expiry (with a late renewal surcharge of 25%).