What is e-filing?

e-filing is a new service provided by the Office in order to enable our clients to apply for a Community Trade Mark on-line, allowing, from your browser, for you to:

• Complete an electronic application form
• Provide the associated attachments
• Complete the necessary payment details

Why?

If you file your CTM application on-line, you will:

• Receive your CTM number immediately
• Benefit from on-line verification to assure error-free filing and secure your filing date *
• Speed up entry into the registration process
• Print the completed application data
• Save the data locally to your PC
• Be able to recall your contact details for subsequent applications
• Have ready access to the user-friendly on-line help

How do I do it?

In order to submit an electronic application form, you simply click on the link below and complete the following steps:

1. Complete the basic electronic application form - then press
2. Attach the requested documents (if applicable) - then press
3. Complete the payment details and sign - then press
4. Review your application before final submission - then press

You will then receive a confirmation of receipt of your application.

The basic application fee must be paid within one month of the date of submission of the application in order to obtain the receipt date as the filing date. The Office will not issue a request for payment. If confirmation of receipt of payment is required, a request must be sent by fax for the attention of the Financial Department +34 965 139 113.

e-filing Batch Transfer Service - Business to Business Solution

The OHIM provides a business-to-business solution for our large clients, whereby based on an agreed transfer mechanism across the Internet, our clients can send their CTM applications directly from their own back-office systems directly to the OHIM. Consult the page E-FILING B2B for further information.

* The date of filing of a Community trade mark application shall be the date on which documents containing the information specified in Article 26(1) CTMR are filed with the Office by the applicant, Central European Time, subject to payment of the application fee within a period of one month of filing the above-mentioned documents.