You have registered your trademark at the EUIPO. You have a European trademark right. But what most trademark holders do not realise is that registration is only the beginning. The real threat starts after registration.
When someone else files a trademark that resembles yours, the EUIPO publishes that application in the EU Trade Marks Bulletin. From that moment you have exactly three months to file an opposition. After those 90 days, the window is closed. Permanently.
The EUIPO does not send you a notification. There is no warning system. The responsibility to find conflicting applications and respond in time sits entirely with you.
The EUIPO registers more than 1,400 new trademark applications per week. Every week. Searching through all of them manually is a full-time job. IP firms charge €300 per year for this on one trademark, done weekly, not daily.
Discovering a conflict one week late means one week less time to respond. Miss it until the 90 days are gone and there is no option left.
The solution is straightforward: daily automated monitoring. Sentin checks the EUIPO register every morning for new applications that resemble your trademark. When a conflict is found, you receive an email immediately with the applicant, filing number, classes, and exactly how many days you have left to oppose.
The difference between responding in time and losing your mark is usually not knowledge — it is timing. Sentin solves the timing problem.
If you find a conflicting application within the 90 days, you can file an opposition through the EUIPO. The fee is €320 for one class. You need evidence that your mark existed earlier and that there is a likelihood of confusion. Sentin generates a first draft of an opposition letter — professional enough to send to a lawyer as a starting point.
Sentin monitors your trademark daily and alerts you the moment something urgent appears — with the countdown already calculated. Free to start, no credit card required.
Start monitoring free →Registration gives you the right to oppose conflicting filings. But if you do not exercise that right within the opposition window, a conflicting mark can also be registered.
If the 90 days pass without opposition, the conflicting application gets registered. Legal proceedings afterwards are significantly more expensive and less certain.
Any trademark holder with a EUIPO registration — from a sole trader with one mark to an IP firm managing dozens of clients. The free tier monitors one trademark daily.
Related: The 90-day window: what to do before the deadline closes