Trademark registration: Cyprus and EU

National applications are handled by the Intellectual Property Section of the Department of Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property of Cyprus.

Applications for a European Union trademark go to the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), while international applications run through the World Intellectual Property Organization.

What has to be prepared

• The applicant: the company or individual in whose name the mark is registered.
• The representation of the mark: a word, a logo, a combined mark or another form open to registration.
• The list of goods and services under the Nice Classification; its thirteenth edition applies from 1 January 2026.
• The choice of classes: the number of classes drives the fee directly.
• Payment of the fees on filing — an unpaid application is not examined.
• A power of attorney for the representative, where we file on your behalf.

What has to be checked before filing

• Whether the sign is free: searches of the Cyprus register, the EUIPO database and international databases.
• Whether absolute grounds stand in the way: descriptiveness, lack of distinctive character, deceptiveness.
• Whether the list of goods and services matches what you actually sell — that determines how the mark holds up after five years.

How the budget adds up

• One class in Cyprus costs €129 and one class in the European Union €850, but the Cyprus fee covers a single country while the EU fee covers all twenty-seven.
• A second class in an EU application adds €50, and the third and each further class €150: two classes in the EU come to €900.
• Separate national filings in several EU countries usually cost more than one EU application: local representatives and translations come on top of the fees.
• The table shows the fees for an ordinary mark; collective and certification marks carry separate rates.
• An international application is priced differently: the basic fee plus the fees of the designated countries, some of which set their own rates.

Timelines and legal framework

• Opposition to an EU trademark application is filed within three months of the application being published — a rule of the EU trademark regulation.
• A mark runs for ten years from the filing date and can be renewed an unlimited number of times.
• An EU trademark has unitary character: it cannot be registered or cancelled for part of the Union, only for all of it.
• The flip side of that unity: a successful opposition in one country blocks the application everywhere. The application can then be converted into national ones.

Fees per class

A trademark is not the only right a company holds: software and patents also carry a tax benefit, while brands do not qualify for the IP Box regime. If there is no Cyprus company yet, everything starts with incorporating one.

Sources: Cyprus fees — national trademark application form, Intellectual Property Section; EUIPO fees — Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2017/1001.