Trademark registration OSIM,
EUIPO, WIPO

All about OSIM, EUIPO, WIPO trademark registration.
How much does a trademark registration cost?
Why register a trademark?
What does trademark registration mean?
How long does the trademark registration procedure take?
How long is a trademark protected?

HOW MUCH DOES A TRADEMARK COSTS?

verbal = 1.995Lei (includes OSIM fees* 995Lei)
black-and-white=2.144Lei (incl. OSIM fees* 1.144Lei)
color = 2.891Lei (includes OSIM fees* 1.891Lei)
EU trade mark = 1.050€ (incl. EUIPO fees* 850€)

*for a NISA

The above costs include ALL registration steps:

pre-submission advice
breakdown of NICE classes
submission of the application for registration to OSIM
reporting the trademark application to OSIM
admission to registration of the trademark
obtaining the decision to admit to registration
obtaining the trademark registration certificate
Transmission of the trademark registration certificate

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TOATE taxele și onorariile incluse pentru toate etapele;
Clasă NISA suplimentară:+400 Lei
Pre-verificare gratuită marcă
Certificat OSIM / EUIPO inclus
Nu este necesară nicio “documentație”😉
Totul online (inclusiv semnătura)
Plata cu cardul prin

WHAT DOES IT MEAN WORD/COLOR TRADEMARK?

WORD = only words (letters and/or numbers)

OSIM

BLACK AND WHITE = special writing ± black and white logo
ROMANIA brand registration - black and white ROMANIA brand

COLOR = special writing ± color logo/device
OSIM brand registration - OSIM brand logo color

WHY REGISTER A TRADEMARK?

7 reasons to register a trademark:

The trademark is protected only by registration.
The public remembers your products / services more easily.
Avoid the risks of counterfeiting / unfair competition.
You can prohibit unauthorized use by third parties.
You can grant licenses or franchises.
You can exclusively list your products on the marketplace.
The value and notoriety of your business will increase.

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HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO REGISTER?

The trademark registration procedure at OSIM takes approximately 7-8 months and involves:

Submission of registration request at OSIM
Advertising for observations (absolute grounds)
Application review of trademark registration
Issue of the trademark registration decision
Advertising for oppositions
Closing the registration procedure
Trademark registration certificate

The EUIPO trademark registration procedure is faster (approx. 4 months).

For more details about registering an EU trademark, read this article Everything you need to know about EU Trademark registration?

HOW LONG IS A TRADEMARK PROTECTED?

The initial period of protection of a trademark registered at OSIM is 10 years from the date of submission of the application.

Trademarks can be renewed for successive periods of 10 years

How much does it cost to renew a brand?

wordmark renewal = 1.780 Lei *
renew black and white mark = 1.929 Lei *
brand renewal color = 2.327 Lei *
EU brand renewal = 1.020 EURO *

* includes all official fees for a NISA class
* if the mark has expired , the renewal fee is increased by 50%

ROMANIA TRADEMARK RENEWAL

WHAT IS THE NICE CLASSIFICATION?

All categories of products and services for which you are applying for trademark protection are subject to a complex classification, called the Nice Classification. For example.

leather goods and replacements = Class 18
clothing = Class 25
transport, travel organization = Class 39
restaurants, bars, temporary accommodation = Class 43

You can find out more from The illustrated presentation of the Classification from NISA

Why is a correct Nice Classification important?

because you can no longer add any classes after submission;
because a concise and correct selection is preferable;
because we offer free advice.

SEE THE NICE CLASSIFICATION

WHAT IS A TRADEMARK SEARCH?

We provide both a free premium search and a search with opinion (for a fee of €80) in order to determine the possibility of registration and use as a national trademark in Romania with OSIM.

Regardless of which type of search you opt for, we will manually search the relevant databases usually in about 2 hours (Mon-Fri, 9-19) or the next business day.

You can learn more about what the verification of a brand entails by accessing the article: How can you check a brand for free?

Find out why check a trademark? before use or registration.

DID YOU CHECK THE TRADEMARK?

We are the only intellectual property agency in Romania that provides a free, premium, manual check, of a trademark before filing for registrat at OSIM or EUIPO.

Checking the availability of the trademark before filing ensures:

comfort for a fluent registration procedure
peaces of mind when using the trademark

Official fees for trademarks in 2024 (Romania, OSIM):
Cuantum taxe oficiale OSIM (2024)

4 reasons to search for the availability of a trademark

this might be already registered/used;
infringement of a trademark is a crime;
the fees paid will not be reimbursed;
it is accessible free to check.