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An overview of EUIPO online
tools
Sachin Arora 1
Index
TMclass
TMview
User Area
EUIPO Fast track
eSearch plus
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Classification of Goods and Services
Registration of trademarks puts on record your rights for everyone to see –
and to do this it is necessary to say what goods or services you intend to
use the trade mark in connection with.
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TMclass
Online tool to help users correctly classify goods and services when filing a
trademark.
Global IP resource containing databases of 54 IP offices on one common
platform.
Enhanced predictability and certainty owing to comparative classification
databases of participating IP offices.
Taxonomy of terms for the easier use of the right classification of terms.
Minimal delay in trademark registration.
Free of charge
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TMclass (contd.)
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TMclass (contd.)
Some key offerings
Verification of Goods/Services terms accepted by one office with those of other
participating offices.
Translation of trademark terms into other languages of participating offices with
the assurance that the translated terms will be accepted by the participating office.
Users can search and be assured that the terms are pre-approved before
proceeding with electronic filing of the application.
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Website address http://tmclass.tmdn.org
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Searching Goods and Services terms
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Searching using TMclass
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How to search
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Translating and creating My List
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Exporting your list
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TMview
Online tool allowing free of charge trademark searches.
Includes more than 35.8 million trademarks present in the officials databases of 48 participating offices (including European and other international IP offices including WIPO).
Single online resource for trademark applications and registrations of all participating offices.
Provides the possibility of conducting basic and advanced searches. Basic searches allow rapid query searching while the advanced search allows accurate searching based on specific criterion.
Provides setting customized alerts such as updates on selected trademarks for change of status, change of name and end of opposition period.
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TMview (Pre clearance)
Trade marks are essential to identify a company’s goods and/or services.
Companies work differently and have different needs. They look for different ways to protect their trade marks either at national, international or union level.
A trade mark search using TMview is the solution to the thorny problem facing many would-be brand owners: How to find out if a trade mark is already taken.
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TMview (Post Clearance)
Once you have your trade mark registered TMview can also assist you to monitor that nobody infringes your brand.
TMview has a feature called Alerts. It allows you to manually set up email warnings for trade mark applications that could be violating your brand.
Combining it with the Fuzzy search you have a very powerful tool to identify and keep track of similar conflicting trade marks.
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TMview (contd.)
Some Key offerings
Check for the availability of a trademark (and keep an eye out for competition).
Fuzzy search for similarity spelled trademarks.
Carry out 24/7 trademark searches in various EU languages.
Saves time by providing a common platform for searching trademarks from all participating offices.
First hand information from official trademark registers.
Information updated daily from the participating offices.
View details on trademarks such as legal status, graphic representation, list of goods and services etc.
Save, print or export trademark information to PDF, Excel & XML.
E-mail alerts on selected trademarks for change in status, name, opposition period ending etc.
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Website address: https://www.tmdn.org/tmview/
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Basic Search
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Fuzzy search
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Nice class
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Trade mark office
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Details of application
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Monitoring the brand and creating alerts
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Monitoring the brand and creating alerts
Trademark search tool offered by office of CGPDTM
http://ipindiaonline.gov.in/tmrpublicsearch/frmmain.aspx
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All in one application
Quick and efficient searches within EUIPO databases
A completely new way to search for images
Access it directly from the homepage of the website
designs
Bulletins Image search
trade marks
Detailed file view
representatives
owners
e-Search plus
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User Area – EUIPO’s management tool
Control panel for managing the trademark or design portfolio. Offers various online services such as
File trademark and design applications online. Online filing of notice of opposition, request for renewals, change in
representative etc. Creating and managing alerts. Respond to official EUIPO communications. Access the list of all applications filed by you at EUIPO. Access your current account opened with EUIPO. Access learning resources and webinars.
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User Area (contd.)
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EUIPO Fast track
Submit your application in 10 minutes.
Step-by-step guidance through the application procedure.
Assurance of making the right choices while applying.
Fast, easy and efficient.
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Contd.
File a European Union trade mark using the Five-step application Our Fast Track option for registering your trade mark
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Sachin Arora
IPC-EUI Project Expert
EU Intellectual Property Office
(EUIPO)
Thank You
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