European Trade Mark and Design Network

What European Trade Mark and Design Network does

The European Trade Mark and Design Network (EUIPN/TMDN), also operating as EUIPN or TMDN, is a public intergovernmental network founded in 2007 and coordinated by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), a decentralized EU agency headquartered in Alicante, Spain. The network connects 27 national and regional Intellectual Property Offices across all EU member states to harmonize trademark and design protection practices, develop shared tools, and converge examination standards through European Common Practices (CP1-CP15). Core products include TMview (trademark search), Designview (design search), TMclass (Nice Classification), and a suite of EUIPN tools plus training courses covering opposition and cancellation procedures.

The platform architecture is built on Common Tools Integration (CTI) deployed across member IPOs, with standardized Front Office User Areas and harmonized practices documentation. In 2025 the network materially expanded scope: it launched a Geographical Indication Protection System for craft and industrial products (December 2025), a Copyright Knowledge Centre to address generative AI and copyright (November 2025), and rolled out CTI implementations across additional member offices including Spain (June 2025), Denmark (July 2025), and Bulgaria. The network also coordinated a joint CP14 practice paper with Moldova's AGEPI and contributed to EU Parliament deliberations on AI/copyright frameworks.

TMDN operates as a non-commercial public network: no fees are charged for network services, and revenue is not independently disclosed. Member IPOs retain their own national fee structures for trademark and design filings. The network serves institutional users (27 EUIPO member offices) as the primary "customer" segment, with secondary end-users including creators, businesses seeking IP protection, and regional product producers using the tools and practices published through the tmdn.org portal. Distribution occurs through the centralized web portal, training programs, events, and direct coordination with national IPOs.

Name

European Trade Mark and Design Network

Legal name

European Union Intellectual Property Network

Website

https://tmdn.org

Company type

Public

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The European Trade Mark and Design Network (EUIPN/TMDN) is a public intergovernmental network coordinated by EUIPO that connects 27 EU national and regional IP offices to harmonize trademark and design practices through shared tools, common standards, and training.

Ownership category

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Product category

Intellectual Property Network Software

NAICS

Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (926150), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

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International Standards, Norms & Technical Regulatory Bodies (BPADAAAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Technical Committees, Working Groups & Expert Panels (BPADANAB), Digital Policy, Data Governance & Cybersecurity Standards Cooperation (BPADANAH), International Standards Development & Standardization Bodies (BPADANAA)

Keywords

• Trademark search tools
• Design protection network
• Intellectual property offices
• EU common practices
• Trademark classification

Headquarters

HQ city

Alicante

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The European Trade Mark and Design Network (EUIPN/TMDN) coordinates 27 national and regional European intellectual property offices under EUIPO's governance, providing shared software tools (TMview, Designview, TMclass), harmonized Common Practices (CP1–CP15), training courses, and single-application frameworks for trademark, design, and geographical indication protection across the European Union. The network does not charge fees for its services; member IPOs operate their own national fee structures.

Product overview

The European Union Intellectual Property Network (EUIPN) is a platform that coordinates European Union Intellectual Property Offices, providing a suite of integrated tools for trademark and design searching and classification. The core offerings include TMview (trademark search), TMclass (classification), and Designview (design search) tools, along with harmonized Common Practices (CP1-CP15) and training courses. The network connects 30 EU member state Intellectual Property Offices and provides resources including the Copyright Knowledge Centre for AI and copyright matters. Recent developments include a Geographical Indication Protection System for craft and industrial products (December 2025) and ongoing work on generative AI and copyright frameworks.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• TMview Cross-jurisdiction trademark search tool that allows IP professionals and applicants to search and investigate trademarks filed across multiple EU national and regional IP offices within the EUIPN network.
• Designview Design search tool enabling users to search registered designs across EU member state intellectual property offices within the EUIPN network.
• TMclass Trademark classification tool that classifies goods and services in accordance with the Nice Classification system, used by IP professionals and member IPOs.
• European Common Practices (CP1–CP15) Harmonized examination standards and converging practice documents (CP1 through CP15) covering classification terms, scope of protection, distinctiveness of figurative marks, public policy/morality (CP14), and other IP examination areas across EU member offices.
• EUIPN Training Courses Educational training courses for IP professionals on topics including how to protect a trademark (basic), trademark opposition basics, trademark cancellation basics, and design cancellation basics at national practice level.
• Geographical Indication Protection System for Craft and Industrial Products EU-wide protection system that allows creators of craftwork and industrial products to apply for Geographical Indication protection through a single application on the EUIPO website, protecting regional products from counterfeit goods and safeguarding cultural and regional identities.
• Copyright Knowledge Centre Central resource launched by EUIPO in November 2025 to support rights holders and inform EU policymakers on generative AI and copyright matters, serving as a knowledge hub for AI and copyright policy.

Quantifiable outcome

• Single EU-wide application for geographical indication protection for craft and industrial products launched December 2025

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (OEPM)coreOthers · 2 July 2025Successfully implemented Common Tools Integration (CTI) for designs on 20 June 2025, supported by EUIPO as part of EUIPN cooperation efforts.
• Moldovan State Agency on Intellectual Property (AGEPI)coreOthers · 26 June 2025Jointly prepared CP14 practice paper on trade marks contrary to public policy or accepted principles of morality with EUIPO in framework of EUIPN cooperation efforts.
• Bulgarian Patent Office (BPO)coreOthers · 23 June 2025Successfully implemented Front Office User Area on 16 June 2025 with EUIPO support as part of EUIPN cooperation.
• EUIPO (European Union Intellectual Property Office)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEUIPO coordinates and maintains the EUIPN. As the central EU agency for trademarks and designs, EUIPO leads the network of 27 national and regional IPOs to harmonize IP practices across Europe.
• Austria ÖPAcoreOthersNational Intellectual Property Office of Austria participating in EUIPN practice convergence and tool implementation.
• Belgium IPObelcoreOthersNational Intellectual Property Office of Belgium participating in EUIPN practice convergence and tool implementation.
• Benelux BOIPcoreOthersBenelux Office for Intellectual Property serving Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg as a regional IPO member of EUIPN.
• France INPIcoreOthersInstitut National de la Propriété Industrielle of France, participating national IPO in EUIPN.
• Germany DPMAcoreOthersDeutsches Patent- und Markenamt, German Federal Patent Office, participating national IPO in EUIPN.
• Italy UIBMcoreOthersUfficio Italiano Brevetti e Marchi, Italian Patent and Trademark Office, participating national IPO in EUIPN.
• Spain OEPMcoreOthersOficina Española de Patentes y Marcas, Spanish Patent and Trademark Office, participating national IPO in EUIPN.
• Denmark DKPTOcoreOthersDanish Patent and Trademark Office, implemented Common Tools Integration (CTI) for designs on 1 July 2025 as part of EUIPN cooperation.
• Other EUIPN Member IPOscoreOthersAdditional member IPOs include: Bulgaria BPO, Croatia DZIV, Cyprus DRCIP, Czech Republic IPOCZ, Estonia EPA, Finland PRH, Greece OBI, Hungary HIPO, Ireland IPOI, Latvia LRPV, Lithuania VPB, Luxembourg OPI, Malta CD-IPRD, Poland PPO, Portugal INPIPT, Romania OSIM, Slovakia SKIPO, Slovenia SIPO, Sweden PRV.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• European Patent Office (EPO): Regional European IP organization for patents, headquartered in Munich. Sister organization to EUIPO/EUIPN within the European IP ecosystem; while EPO focuses on patent granting rather than trademarks/designs, it is structurally analogous as a public regional authority coordinating IP rights across multiple European states.
• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO): Global UN-system IP standards body that administers the Madrid System for international trademarks and the Hague System for international designs — the global counterpart to EUIPN's EU-wide trademark/design cooperation. Operates at a broader geographic scale with overlapping remit on international IP registration and classification.

Direct peers

• GCC Patent Office: Regional patent office of the Gulf Cooperation Council granting unitary patent protection across six Gulf member states. Directly comparable in structure as a small regional IP cooperation body pooling rights across sovereign states.
• Organisation Africaine de la Propriété Intellectuelle (OAPI): Regional IP office for 17 francophone and lusophone African member states that grants IP rights with unitary effect across the region. Directly comparable to EUIPN as a regional public body delivering harmonized IP protection across multiple member states.
• Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO): Intergovernmental organization administering the Eurasian Patent Convention across 8 Eurasian states, providing a unitary regional patent. Directly comparable in mission and structure to EUIPN as a regional IP cooperation body pooling rights across sovereign member states.
• African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO): Regional IP cooperation organization that pools trademark/design rights across 22 African member states via the Banjul Protocol and other regional instruments — directly comparable to EUIPN as a public intergovernmental network harmonizing IP practices across multiple sovereign jurisdictions in a defined region.
• PROSUR (Industrial Property Cooperation Forum): Regional IP cooperation forum for Latin American IP offices covering patents, trademarks, and designs. Directly comparable to EUIPN as a public regional network harmonizing IP practices and tools across multiple national IP offices.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

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