I own a furniture company and I want to expand my brand abroad, what are the trademark registration costs?

01 Jan 2018

Ertan Yıldız

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The calculations on this page are based on fees at www.wipo.int.

WIPO: International trademark registration is made to WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization). WIPO is an international organization based in Switzerland.

TürkPatent: International trademark application is made through Turkish Patent Office. A transmitting fee to WIPO is paid to the Turkish Patent Office.

The types of fees to be paid in the international application are listed in the table below.

SAMPLE CALCULATION 1 :

The furniture company operating in the field of furniture wants to register the trademark abroad. As a target market, all European Union member countries (28 countries in total), Russian Federation, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Ukraine, Egypt, Morocco, Sudan, Iran and Syria are chosen.

Selected countries: 28 European Union countries, Russian Federation, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Ukraine, Egypt, Morocco, Sudan, Iran and Syria.

Number of countries selected: 38 countries

If the trademark logo is black and white, the WIPO basic fee is 653 CHF and if the trademark logo is in color then the basic fee is 903 CHF. In this sample calculation, the trademark is considered to be black and white.

Trademark class: Number of classes is 1. The trademark registration class of furniture is 20th class.

The office to which payment is made	Type of payment
Turkish Patent and Trademark Office	Transmittal fee to the WIPO	62 CHF (approximate)
WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization)	Basic fee	653 CHF
WIPO	European Union fee	897 CHF
WIPO	Syria fee	473 CHF
WIPO	Ukraine fee	429 CHF
WIPO	Russia fee	100 CHF
WIPO	Albania fee	100 CHF
WIPO	Bosnia and Herzegovina fee	100 CHF
WIPO	Macedonia fee	100 CHF
WIPO	Egypt fee	100 CHF
WIPO	Morocco fee	250 CHF
WIPO	Sudan fee	100 CHF
WIPO	Iran fee	100 CHF
Meslek Patent	Attorney fee	400 CHF
TOTAL COST		3864 CHF

Note: 1 CHF (Swiss Frank) = 5.30 TL ( 27 January 2019)

TRADEMARK REGISTRATION IN TOTAL 38 COUNTRIES

TOTAL COST 3864 CHF

MEMBER COUNTRIES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

European Union member countries, which can be selected for international trademark registration, are 28 countries in total:

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, England, Croatia.

EUROPEAN COUNTRIES OUTSIDE THE EUROPEAN UNION

The European countries which can be selected for international trademark registration are listed as follows:

Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus, Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Russian Federation, San Marino, Ukraine