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The EUTM celebrates 30 years
The European Union trade mark (EUTM), formerly known as the Community trade mark (CTM), marks its 30th anniversary today, 1 April 2026.
According to EUIPO, more than 3.2 million applications have been filed since the EUTM was launched.
In 1996, EUIPO received 43,229 applications. In 2025, the number of annual filings was 196,956.
The system reached 1 million applications in 2011, 2 million in 2019 and 3 million in 2024.
Of all filings, 56.8% are word marks and 42.6% are figurative marks. Other types of marks account for less than 1% of applications.
More statistics are available on this page on the EUIPO website.
MARQUES congratulates EUIPO, its leadership and staff on this anniversary.
MARQUES has played a key role in the development of the EUTM from its planning and creation onwards and has had permanent observer status on the EUIPO Management Board since 2008 and the Budget Committee since 2010.
Today, the MARQUES European Trade Mark Law and Practice Team takes part in many meetings and consultations with EUIPO, including user Group meetings and Virtual Communities to develop Common Practices.
Other MARQUES Teams, such as the Designs Team and the GI Team, also contribute significantly to the work of EUIPO in their respective areas.
MARQUES owns three EUTMs: one for the logo in colour, one for the logo in black and white and one for HOUSE MARQUES, the title of the MARQUES newsletter.
Image from EUIPO website
Posted by: Blog Administrator @ 11.13Tags: EUTM, CTM, EUIPO,
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