Trademark Search & Brand Name Check: France

Trademark office & official search

The EU trade mark (EUTM) registered with the EUIPO covers this jurisdiction (France). National office: INPI. The search linked here for this jurisdiction (France) runs on the WIPO database.

• Trademark office: INPI
• Linked database (WIPO): https://branddb.wipo.int/en/quicksearch?q=
• EU trade mark (EUTM): covers this jurisdiction (France) via the EUIPO
• Madrid System: international registration via WIPO possible

For this jurisdiction (France), LegalBrandCheck brings this register data together with domain, social media and company-register checks into a single availability check.

Domain check: .fr

For this jurisdiction (France), the country-code domain is .fr. LegalBrandCheck verifies availability live via RDAP — authoritative endpoint: https://rdap.nic.fr. Generic endings such as .com are checked as well.

Frequently asked questions about brand names: France

France: Is my brand name still available?

Across four silos — trademark registers, domain availability, social media handles and company registers — LegalBrandCheck runs a live check for your desired name. Covered: this jurisdiction (France) and 196 others. The free check at legalbrandcheck.com takes seconds.

France: Which office handles trademarks?

INPI. The EU trade mark (EUTM) registered with the EUIPO covers this jurisdiction (France). National office: INPI. The search linked here for this jurisdiction (France) runs on the WIPO database.

France: Where can I search existing trademarks myself?

Via the WIPO database: https://branddb.wipo.int/en/quicksearch?q= The competent office is INPI.

France: Does an EU trade mark (EUTM) cover this jurisdiction?

Yes — this jurisdiction (France) is an EU member state, so a European Union trade mark registered with the EUIPO also has effect there.

France: Can I extend an international registration (Madrid System) to this jurisdiction?

Yes — according to our jurisdiction registry, this jurisdiction (France) is a member of the Madrid System, so a WIPO international registration can be extended to it.

France: What is the country-code domain?

The country-code top-level domain is .fr. LegalBrandCheck checks .fr domain availability live via RDAP (authoritative RDAP endpoint: https://rdap.nic.fr).

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