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EUIPO Design Representative for Non-EU Applicants <\/strong><\/h1>\n

Professional EUIPO Design Representation under Article 77(2) EUDR for Fixed-Fee<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Need an experienced EU-based representative for your self-filed EU design application?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

If you are based in a country outside the European Economic Area (EEA) (like Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom \/ Great Britain, Canada, Switzerland, New Zealand, China, the United Arab Emirates etc.), the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO<\/a>) will request you to appoint a qualified professional representative like us for your self-filed European Union design application (or EU trademark application<\/a>) once examination proceeds beyond the filing stage.<\/p>\n

At FlatRateIP\u00ae we offer fixed-fee representation for self-filed EU Designs (REUDs)<\/strong>. Our experienced EUIPO Intellectual Property Lawyers \/ EUIPO Trademark and Design Attorneys can be appointed solely to satisfy the representation requirement under Article 77(2) of Regulation (EU) 2024\/2822 on EU Designs (EUDR) and to handle routine formalities until registration.<\/p>\n

\u25b6 Our experienced EU Trademark and Design Lawyers at FlatRateIP\u00ae are ready to assist you. Just contact us<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Professional EUIPO Representation for Self-Filed EU Design Applications<\/strong><\/h2>\n

To minimize costs for a European Union design or EU application series, individuals, designers, startups, founders and established companies frequently self-file their EU design applications without assistance from a EUIPO representative. It is generally possible to apply for an EUIPO design without a lawyer. However, if the applicant is domiciled outside the EEA (European Economic Area), the EUIPO will issue a deficiency notice requiring the appointment of a professional EUIPO design representative. A provisional refusal like this is usually an administrative formality only and can be quickly cured with a very high certainty by a professional EUIPO representative.<\/p>\n

Our experienced German Intellectual Property Law Firm regularly assists applicants who have already filed their own EU design application or European Union design serial application, received (or expect to receive) an Article 77(2) EUDR deficiency notice from the EUIPO and only need an EUIPO design representative to be formally appointed as representative for their application<\/p>\n

What is an Article 77(2) EUDR deficiency from the EUIPO?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

According to Article 77(2) EUDR it is necessary, that natural or legal persons not domiciled or established in the EEA (European Economic Area) must be represented by a professional EUIPO representative before the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) in Alicante in all proceedings other than filing the application itself.<\/p>\n

In practice this has the following consequences:<\/strong><\/h3>\n