Protect your brand.
Clearance search to registered mark — in Germany, the EU or Switzerland — handled end to end, in English.
Why a registered trademark — and why now.
A trademark is the only legal instrument that makes your brand name, logo or slogan exclusively yours. Registering your company at the Handelsregister does notprotect the brand — company law and trademark law are separate systems. Without a registered mark, anyone can file "your" name at the DPMA tomorrow and force you into a costly rebrand or settlement.
In our markets, three offices matter: the DPMA for Germany, the EUIPO for a single mark covering all 27 EU member states, and the IGE for Switzerland (which is not in the EU, so an EU mark doesn't cover it). The filing itself is straightforward — what goes wrong is the work before it: choosing the right Nice classes for your actual business activity, and running a proper clearance search so your application isn't sunk by an older, confusingly similar mark.
That's the work we do. Every engagement starts with a clearance search and a class strategy, then we file, monitor the examination, and hand you a registered mark — with optional brand-watch so lookalike filings get spotted and opposed in time.
A DPMA word or logo mark protects your name in Europe's largest market before a competitor — or a trademark troll — files it first.
One EUIPO filing covers all 27 member states. For most businesses trading beyond Germany, it's better value than three national marks.
The company name in the register doesn't protect the brand. Most clients file the trademark in the same month as the formation — before the website goes live.
Once a base mark exists, the WIPO Madrid System extends it to the UK, US and beyond in a single coordinated filing.
Choose your protection.
Prices are indicative until we confirm your class(es) and country during scoping.
German national trademark
One word or figurative mark, one Nice class, Germany only
EU trademark
Covers all 27 EU member states — including Austria — in one filing
Swiss trademark
Switzerland is outside the EU — a separate national filing is required
Additional Nice class
Per extra class of goods/services on any filing above
International extension
Extend an existing DE or EU mark to additional countries
Trademark watch
We monitor new filings and flag conflicts with your mark
What's included
- Clearance search before filing — so you don't register a name that's already taken
- Full application preparation and filing at the correct register
- Correspondence with the register through to registration
- Digital certificate and filing records, in English
- A dedicated point of contact for the whole process
Not included
- Government / office fees (DPMA, EUIPO, IGE, WIPO) — billed separately at cost
- Responding to a formal opposition from a third party — quoted separately if it happens
- Ongoing renewal filings (marks are valid ~10 years, renewal is a separate service)
How it works
- 01Clearance searchWe check the mark isn't already registered or confusingly similar to an existing one.
- 02FileApplication prepared and filed at the correct national or EU register.
- 03ExaminationThe office examines the application; we handle any formal queries on your behalf.
- 04RegisteredCertificate issued — your mark is protected in the territory filed.
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Asked before every filing.
A word mark protects the name itself in any styling. A figurative (or combined) mark protects a specific logo/design. Most founders start with a word mark for the broadest protection, and add a figurative mark later for the logo.
Trademark registers classify goods and services into 45 numbered classes. Your filing needs at least one class covering what you actually sell — filing in the wrong class is a common (and costly) mistake we check during scoping.
A German (DPMA) filing typically registers in 3–4 months if unopposed. EUIPO is similar. Timelines extend if the office raises a formal objection or a third party opposes.
An EU trademark (EUIPO) already covers Austria. Switzerland is not in the EU, so it always needs its own national filing if you want protection there.