Trademark registration in Denmark

The official language when registering a trademark at the Danish Intellectual Property Office is German.

Multiple trademarks can be registered with one application in Denmark.

The application for registration of a trademark in Denmark must contain the following information: the mark to be registered, the request for registration of the mark in Denmark, information about the applicant(s), a list of goods and/or services registration service, priority document (if priority is required), trademark sample.

There is no need to legalize or notarize Power of Attorney when registering a trademark in Denmark. A scanned copy of the Power of Attorney is required and can be submitted after the application is submitted.

An objection to a trademark application in Denmark must be filed within two months from the date of publication of the application.

A Danish trademark application must undergo a formal and substantive examination including a distinctiveness test.

There is no official degree fee in Denmark. As of 1 January 2019, trademarks in Denmark are valid for ten years from the date of application and can be renewed for a period of ten years. The 10-year validity period of trademarks registered before January 1, 2019, is still counted from the date of registration. Renewal requests will be made by payment of the prescribed fees to the Danish Patent and Trademark Office within six months prior to the expiration of the registration period or within the six-month renewal period.

The trademark registration process in Denmark takes about 3 months.

Trademarks in Denmark can be canceled based on non-use within 5 years from the termination of the registration procedure.

For foreign applicants, a trademark search in Denmark should be carried out through a law firm, or a trademark registration attorney in Denmark.

You can find the list of Denmark IP firms here.