Before you apply and costs
Am I entitled to apply?
In general, only the holder (or his recorded representative) of the the UK trade mark may send any international application form. Anyone else must have a link with the case to be allowed to send a form.
Can I apply for a series of marks?
The international system does not have series marks as we do in the UK. You will have to choose either:
- one mark from the series on which to base your international application.
- Or you will have to make a separate international application based on each of the marks covered by your UK series registration.
How much does it cost?
The cost to apply depends on which or how many countries you want your trade mark to be protected in.
For any international application you will have to pay:
- a basic fee.
- additional fees if your mark is in colour
- additional fees if your mark contains more than 3 classes (in certain cases you may have to pay extra fees for more than one class of goods or services).
- a fee for each country you want protection in. Fees differ from country to country
- UK handling fee of £40 for us to process the application form MM2 (please send the fee together with our form FS4)
To
help you work out the cost, there is a Fee Calculator 
on WIPO’s
website.
If you have a deposit account with us you can pay the application fee from your account. We have details of how this works, and the current exchange rate on this web site.