Companies usually search for trademark help at a very practical moment: a new brand is about to launch, a name must be cleared, an application has received an objection, a competitor has filed something similar, or an existing registration is due for renewal. Our trademark work is organised around those commercial moments, with representation before OSIM and EUIPO where appropriate.
What companies usually search for
Trademark registration in Romania
National trade mark applications before OSIM, including filing strategy, Nice Classification, examination correspondence and registration formalities.
EU trademark registration
European Union trade mark applications before EUIPO for companies that need one unitary right covering the EU.
Trademark search / brand name availability
Legal clearance before investment in a name, logo, product line or rebranding project.
Trademark classes / Nice Classification
Drafting goods and services so the registration protects the activity that actually matters without unnecessary exposure.
Trademark renewal
Deadline review, renewal instructions and portfolio clean-up for Romanian and EU trade marks.
Trademark monitoring
Watching new applications and identifying filings that may justify opposition or commercial action.
Trademark ownership transfer
Assignments, ownership corrections and recordals before OSIM or EUIPO.
Trademark licensing
Commercial use of marks by group companies, distributors, franchisees or other licensees.
When companies should act before filing
- Before approving a final brand name or visual identity.
- Before paying for packaging, signage, domain names or large advertising campaigns.
- Before expanding the same brand from Romania into other EU markets.
- Before adopting a name already used informally by another company in the group.
What we examine in a trademark project
- Whether the sign is sufficiently distinctive and whether descriptive, generic or misleading elements create a refusal risk.
- Earlier identical or similar rights that may support opposition.
- The exact goods and services that need protection and the classes in which they belong.
- Whether a word mark, figurative mark, three-dimensional mark or a combination of filings gives better protection.
- Who should own the mark from the outset: operating company, holding company or another entity.
After registration
- Renewals and docketing of deadlines.
- Monitoring for later conflicting applications.
- Licences, assignments and corporate changes.
- Portfolio consolidation after mergers, acquisitions or group restructuring.
- Enforcement preparation when unauthorised use appears in the market.
Examples of indicative fees
| Service | Indicative professional fee |
|---|---|
| Trademark availability screening – Romania | from EUR 150 + VAT |
| Full Romanian trademark clearance opinion | from EUR 350 + VAT |
| EU trademark clearance opinion | from EUR 550 + VAT |
| Romanian trademark filing – professional fee | from EUR 290 + VAT + OSIM fees |
| EU trademark filing – professional fee | from EUR 390 + VAT + EUIPO fees |
| Additional Nice class drafting / complex specification | from EUR 95/hour + VAT |
| Trademark renewal management | from EUR 180 + VAT + official renewal fees |
| Trademark monitoring – one mark / one territory | from EUR 180/year + VAT |
| Ownership transfer / recordal | from EUR 250 + VAT + official fees |
| Standard trademark licence agreement | from EUR 650 + VAT |
| Portfolio audit up to 10 rights | from EUR 750 + VAT |
Indicative professional fees only. VAT and official fees charged by OSIM, EUIPO, WIPO, courts or other authorities are not included unless expressly stated. Complex matters, large portfolios and evidence-heavy proceedings are quoted after review.
Start with the issue the business needs to solve
We can first determine the right, territory, procedural route, evidence required and expected cost, then confirm a written scope before filing or taking contentious action.
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