# Trademark registration in Greece

> Trademarks in Greece are registered with the Hellenic Industrial Property Organisation, Trademarks Directorate (OBI); the official application fee is EUR 100 for one class. A registration lasts 10 years from the filing date and can be renewed. Greece can be designated through the Madrid System.

Source page: https://trademarkshub.com/trademarks/greece
Facts checked against official sources: 2026-10-11

## Key facts
- **Trademark office:** Hellenic Industrial Property Organisation (OBI), Trademarks Directorate
- **Official fee:** EUR 100 — Application, electronic filing (first class)
- **Madrid Protocol:** Member since 2000
- **Opposition period:** 3 months from the day after publication of the acceptance decision on the office website (Art
- **Protection:** 10 years from the filing date, renewable
- **Multi-class applications:** Allowed
- **Foreign applicants:** Every applicant must appoint a procedural representative with a postal and email address (Art

## Official links
- Law: Law 4679/2020 on trade marks (implementing Directive (EU) 2015/2436), English text published by OBI
- Law: Law 4679/2020, Article 87 (fees) - Greek text

## Official fees (as of 2023-03)
- Application, electronic filing (first class): EUR 100
- Application, paper filing (first class): EUR 120
- Each additional class at filing: EUR 20
- Renewal, electronic (first class): EUR 90 — EUR 110 on paper
- Each additional class at renewal: EUR 20
- Opposition or other filing before the Administrative Trademarks Committee: EUR 70 — Plus a EUR 40 proceeding fee

## Steps
1. Check availability, for example in the TMview database, as OBI recommends.
2. File online through the OBI e-filing system (in Greek, using TAXIS credentials) or on paper at the OBI trademarks office in Athens, appointing a procedural representative.
3. Pay the filing fee: EUR 100 online (EUR 120 on paper) for the first class plus EUR 20 for each additional class.
4. An examiner checks absolute grounds and is required to accept and publish the application within 50 days of filing; earlier mark owners identified in a search are notified.
5. The acceptance decision is published on the OBI website, opening a three-month opposition period before the Administrative Trademarks Committee.
6. If no opposition is filed, the mark is finalised as registered, with protection running from the filing date.

- **Examination:** An examiner checks absolute grounds ex officio and must accept and publish the application within 50 days of the day after filing (Art. 24(2) of Law 4679/2020). Relative grounds are not raised ex officio: earlier mark owners are notified and can oppose.
- **Publication:** Acceptance decisions are published on the OBI website (searchable under 'Decisions' by trade mark number)
- **Opposition:** 3 months from the day after publication of the acceptance decision on the office website (Art. 25(1) of Law 4679/2020); time limits are extended by 30 days where the opposed party is based abroad
- **Late renewal:** 6 months after expiry, with the renewal fee increased by half; renewal is otherwise filed in the last 6 months of the term
- **Power of attorney:** A signed appointment of the procedural representative and, where a third party files, an authorisation for the attorney; companies must add documents proving the signatory's authority (e.g. articles of association or GEMI extract).
- **Language:** Greek (the e-filing service is available only in Greek); marks in non-Greek, non-Latin characters must be transliterated into Greek or Latin letters
- **Use requirement:** a registration can be challenged after 5 years of non-use.

## Good to know
- Since May 2022 trademark registration has been handled by the Hellenic Industrial Property Organisation (OBI) instead of the Ministry of Development's Trademarks Directorate.
- Greece does not examine relative grounds ex officio: earlier rights are notified and enforced by opposition before the Administrative Trademarks Committee.
- The examiner must decide and publish acceptance within 50 days of filing under Article 24(2) of Law 4679/2020.
- Collective and certification mark fees are five times the individual mark fees (EUR 500 online for the first class, EUR 100 per additional class).
- Greece is also covered by EU trade marks filed at EUIPO.

## FAQ
### How much does it cost to register a trademark in Greece?
The official filing fee is EUR 100 online (EUR 120 on paper) for the first class plus EUR 20 for each additional class.

### How long is the trademark opposition period in Greece?
Three months from the day after the acceptance decision is published on the office website, with 30 extra days where the opposed party is based abroad.

### How long does a trademark last in Greece?
Ten years from the filing date, renewable for 10-year periods; renewal costs EUR 90 online plus EUR 20 per additional class, and a 6-month late period applies with the fee increased by half.

### Who registers trademarks in Greece?
The Hellenic Industrial Property Organisation (OBI) has handled trademark registration since May 2022, with online filing in Greek.

### Is Greece part of the Madrid Protocol?
Yes. The Madrid Protocol has been in force for Greece since 10 August 2000.

## Sources
- Ministry of Development - Trademarks page (2022 transfer notice): https://www.mindev.gov.gr/emporika-simata/
- Ministry of Development - e-filing instructions (PDF, March 2022): https://www.mindev.gov.gr/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/odigies-ilektronikis-kata8esis-03-2022.pdf
- WIPO - Madrid Protocol contracting parties: https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/treaties/ShowResults?search_what=C&treaty_id=8

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