EUIPO Guidelines
Official reference manual explaining how EU trade marks are applied in practice
Part A - General Rules
Fundamental principles and general procedures for EU trademark applications.
Section 1 - Means of communication, time limits
Rules governing communication methods and time limit calculations in trademark proceedings.
Section 2 - General principles to be respected in the proceedings
Fundamental procedural principles that must be observed throughout trademark proceedings.
Section 3 - Payment of fees, costs and charges
Guidelines for fee payment procedures, methods, and related administrative costs.
Section 4 - Language of proceedings
Rules determining the applicable language in different stages of trademark proceedings.
Section 5 - Parties to the Proceedings and Professional representation
Requirements and rules for parties involved and their legal representation.
Section 6 - Revocation of decisions, cancellation of entries in the register and correction of errors
Procedures for reversing decisions and correcting registration records.
Section 7 - Revision
Rules and procedures for requesting revision of EUIPO decisions.
Section 8 - Restitutio in integrum
Exceptional remedy for restoring rights lost due to missed deadlines.
Section 9 - Enlargement
Provisions related to EU enlargement and trademark rights extension.
Section 10 - Evidence
Rules governing the submission and evaluation of evidence in proceedings.