Does my EU trade mark cover the UK?
Not any more. Since 1 January 2021, EU trade marks are no longer protected in the UK. If your EU mark was registered before then, UKIPO created a matching UK mark automatically. If you applied for or registered it later, you need a separate UK application.
EU marks registered before 1 January 2021
On 1 January 2021 UKIPO created a “comparable” UK trade mark for every registered EU trade mark. Each is an independent UK right on the UK register, with the original EU filing date. It is a fully independent UK right that can be challenged and managed separately from the EU mark.
EU applications pending at the end of 2020
Owners of EU applications still pending could apply for the same mark in the UK within nine months, up to and including 30 September 2021, and keep the earlier filing date. That window has closed.
EU marks filed since 2021
An EU trade mark filed since 1 January 2021 covers the EU member states only. To protect the brand in the UK, file a UK application with UKIPO. UK businesses can still apply to the EU Intellectual Property Office for an EU mark.
Price with us: £374 all-in for one class (our fee £169 + the £205 UKIPO fee). Extra classes: £135 each (our £75 + UKIPO's £60), up to 3 classes; for 4 or more we quote. You pay first; if our check says High risk and you decide to stop, we refund everything except £39.
Can you register your name?
Send us the name and what you sell. We look at the UK register for identical and similar marks and email you the result, usually within 1 working day. Free, no obligation.
Does an EU trade mark protect me in the UK?
Not since 1 January 2021. EU marks registered before then got a comparable UK mark; later ones need a UK application.
Do I have a comparable UK mark?
If your EU mark was registered by 31 December 2020, UKIPO created one on 1 January 2021. Search the UK register for it.
Is the comparable mark separate from my EU mark?
Yes. gov.uk describes each comparable mark as a fully independent UK trade mark on the UK register.
Checked 11 November 2026. We are a private filing service, not UKIPO, and this is general information, not legal advice.