Registering a community trade mark is an effective mode of trademark protection in that upon registering a community trademark, automatic protection of the trademark would be granted in all 27 member states of the European Union by means of one registration process.
The procedure is also less costly than a separate applications in different Member Sates.
Our firm is able to assist the client with the community trademark registration procedure. Chetcuti Cauchi is able to represent the client during the whole procedure including filing of the community trademark registration application and undertaking the necessary searches to determine whether identical or similar community trademarks have already been registered. Search in particular individual members states can also be undertaken. Our team also represents the client during the application process as well as during opposition proceedings, if any.
In this area of law, our team is able to provide a comprehensive service including assisting clients in choosing the best structure/vehicle to hold their the designs for the purposes of asset protection and fiscal incentives