European Trademarks

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If I have a trademark registered in the US, does that have any effect in Europe? If not, and I register for a "community trademark", does that give me protection in all European countries?

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Peter mueller
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The territorial scope of protection of trademarks is limited to the countries, where they are registered. Therefore, an US trademark does generally not give any protection in Europe. If you would register a community trademark.

A community trademark (CTM) covers the whole European Union (not Europe), yes.

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