Is there a subsidy for trade mark registration?

Subsidy exists: the SME Fund of the EUIPO

Yes, there is a subsidy scheme for trade mark registration: the SME Fund of the EUIPO. This is a reimbursement scheme specifically designed for SMEs, which reimburses part of the costs associated with a trade mark application. The scheme is opened annually by the EUIPO and applies to undertakings that meet the SME criteria laid down for this purpose.

The SME Fund operates with a system of vouchers that an undertaking can apply for, and which are subsequently used to compensate for part of the costs of, among other things, a trade mark application. The exact conditions, the amount of the reimbursement and the application period are set out on the official SME Fund page of the EUIPO, and that page also serves as the place where the current state of affairs can be found — the scheme is namely redetermined each year and may therefore change. For an undertaker wishing to have a trade mark registered, it is therefore worthwhile to check before filing an application whether the scheme is open at that time, as a voucher usually has to be requested in advance and not afterwards.

Where this is stated: the SME Fund page of the EUIPO

This information is based on the official SME Fund page of the EUIPO, where the scheme, the target group and the method of working with vouchers are explained. For the current conditions, amounts and application periods, this article refers to that same page, because the EUIPO updates the scheme periodically and marcai.eu itself does not add any amounts or deadlines to it that are not stated there.