An EUTM application with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), formerly the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM), in accordance with EUTM regulations. The EUIPO is the EU agency responsible for registering trademarks.

An application for an International Registration under the Madrid Protocol and designating the EU as one of the jurisdictions to which a request for extension of protection is sought. For more information, see Practice Note, Registering a Madrid Protocol Trademark.

Is valid for an initial ten-year period.

May be renewed indefinitely for additional ten-year periods after the initial term.

May subsist concurrently with national trademark registrations in EU member states.

Is vulnerable to cancellation for non-use if, among other reasons, the trademark is not used in the EU within five years of the registration date.