EUIPO Representation
EU Trademark
Representative
Appointed representation before the EUIPO for companies based outside the European Economic Area.
- check_circle A named EU representative recorded at the EUIPO for your mark
- check_circle EUIPO deadlines and letters reach you in time, not too late
- check_circle EUIPO correspondence forwarded to you without delay
- check_circle Flat one-time fee, no hourly billing
- check_circle Berlin law firm specialised in trademark law, admitted since 2010
Service
Representation for an existing EU trademark
€ 390
one-time
Need a new application, a renewal, or a specific proceeding such as an opposition or a trademark transfer? See our trademark services.
Included in the service fee
Need more? New applications, renewals and proceedings such as oppositions or transfers are handled as separate services. A short enquiry is always free, just email or book a consultation.
Why appoint a representative
One EU contact for the life of your mark
A non-EU holder can file an EU trademark, but cannot act alone once the EUIPO raises a point, a third party intervenes, or a renewal falls due. A representative appointed in advance keeps these deadlines and the official correspondence in EEA hands.
Submit your trademark details
Enter your existing EU trademark number and your contact details, then pay the flat fee.
Notice of representation filed
Metzler Legal is recorded at the EUIPO as your representative and address for service.
One contact for the EUIPO
As your representative of record, the firm receives what the EUIPO sends and forwards it to you without delay. Further steps, such as an opposition or a renewal, can be arranged whenever you need them.
EUIPO notice received
Received a "Notice of Absence of Formal Requirements" citing Article 41 EUTMR?
This letter is sent to applicants who filed an EU trademark application directly with the EUIPO from outside the European Economic Area. The deficiency named is always the same: no representative has been appointed, a requirement under Article 119(2) EUTMR. The notice gives two months from notification to fix it; if the deadline passes, the application is refused.
Full background on the notice, the deadline and the response: EUIPO Notice of Absence of Formal Requirements (Article 41 EUTMR).
Online instruction
Instruct your EU representative
Complete the form and pay the service fee. The EUIPO official fees are invoiced separately.
Your Order
Service
Representation (existing EU trademark)
One-time fee for acting as your representative of record at the EUIPO.
Includes the notice of representation, address for service and prompt forwarding of EUIPO correspondence.
VAT shown at checkout where applicable
Frequently Asked Questions
No. Anyone can file an EU trademark application without a representative. The requirement applies to everything after filing: an objection by the Office, an opposition by a third party, and later renewals, recordals or cancellation proceedings. A holder without an establishment in the EEA must be represented for those and cannot act alone.
A legal practitioner or professional representative whose place of business or employment is in the EEA. Nationality does not matter. What matters is the location of the representative.
Being appointed as your representative of record and address for service before the EUIPO for an existing or pending EU trademark application or portfolio, including the notice of representation filed at the EUIPO and correspondence from the Office forwarded to you without delay. A short enquiry is always free.
No. The €390 fee is one-time and covers the representative appointment in full, since the EUIPO does not charge an official fee for it. Additional costs only arise for separate engagements taken on later, such as a new application, a renewal, an opposition or a transfer, each billed separately if and when it occurs.
Article 41 EUTMR is the EUIPO's general formal-examination provision and can be used for a range of deficiencies, not only representation. In this case, the Office found that no representative meeting Article 120(1) EUTMR has been appointed, as required by Article 119(2) EUTMR for applicants without a domicile or establishment in the EEA. The application itself is not refused yet. Filing the notice of representation with a qualifying representative before the deadline is exactly what remedies this deficiency, and it is included in the flat fee.
Yes. Neither the UK nor Switzerland belongs to the EEA, so applicants based there are subject to the same representation requirement as applicants in the US, Canada, Australia or any other non-EEA country.
The application is refused. The EUIPO does not send a further reminder before that happens.
Within 24 hours on business days, once instruction and payment are received.