EUIPO (European Union Intellectual Property Office) announces a call every year to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) protect their intellectual property.
SMEs can apply for a voucher, which allows them to recover part of the fees paid for the registration of trademarks, designs, patents, and community plant varieties. The reimbursed amount ranges from 50% to 75%, with a maximum limit between EUR 700 and EUR 2,500. Grants are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis until the available budget is exhausted.
Among the supported procedures, trademark registration is the most applied form.
Why is it worth registering a trademark in Hungary, across the European Union, or even worldwide?
The answer – it is worth protecting the logo, trade name, or even the slogan used by the company. This way, you can avoid that someone else, even a competitor, registers it and starts using it.
Filing a trademark application is not too complicated and not too costly. Legal representation is not mandatory, but we are happy to assist with the application, pre-application trademark search, filing the application for the voucher with the EUIPO, selecting the classes of goods or services related to the trademark application, and throughout the entire trademark application process.
