Intellectual property protection may be organised through international systems, regional routes or direct national procedures depending on the object, target geography and filing strategy.
This section helps choose the right territorial route for patents, trademarks, industrial designs and other intellectual property objects.
Some routes provide centralised filing across several jurisdictions, while others are designed for direct protection in a specific country.
International patent filing procedure before national or regional phase entry.
International trademark registration and centralised portfolio management.
International filing route for industrial design protection.
Regional protection for inventions and industrial designs through one Eurasian route.
European patent route with centralised examination and post-grant validation.
European Union trademark and design protection through one regional system.
Trademark and industrial design protection across Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
National procedures may be preferable where protection is needed in one specific country or where national practice, enforcement or portfolio management is strategically important.
National IP protection routes, objects, management of IP rights and enforcement options.
National filings through Kazpatent and wider Eurasian filing strategy.
National trademark and invention protection, PCT national phase and post-registration actions.
National IP protection in Central Asia, including patents, utility models, designs, trademarks and international routes.
National and Eurasian IP protection routes, including EAPO strategy for inventions.
National, South Caucasus and Caspian IP protection routes, with EAPO and international filing options.
Looking for another Eurasian jurisdiction? Information on other countries in the region may be prepared depending on the IP object, procedure and filing route involved. If your country of interest is not listed, contact us — we can help clarify the relevant national, regional or international route.
For Europe, national routes may be used independently or together with EPO, EUIPO, Madrid or Hague strategies.
National, EU and international protection routes for patents, utility models, industrial designs and trademarks.
National, EU and international protection routes for patents, technical solutions, industrial designs and trademarks.
National IP procedures before Patentu valde, European patent validation and EU or international routes.
National routes for patents, utility models, trademarks and designs, with EU and international filing options.
National IP protection, European patent strategy and EU or international routes for brands and designs.
National procedures before INPI, patents, utility certificates, trademarks, designs and European routes.
National procedures before OEPM, patents, utility models, trademarks, trade names and designs.
UKIPO procedures, separate UK strategy for trademarks and designs, and EPO routes for patents.
Looking for a specific country, IP object or service? This page lists selected jurisdictions for which dedicated materials are available. Information on other European countries may be prepared depending on the IP object, procedure and filing route involved. If your country, IP object or service of interest is not listed, contact us — we can help clarify the relevant national route or assess whether EPO, EUIPO, Madrid, Hague or another filing system may be more suitable.
The right territorial route depends on the protected object, commercial geography, filing budget, timing and enforcement priorities.
Where protection is planned in several countries and a centralised filing mechanism is useful.
Where several countries within one region are commercially relevant and centralised administration is efficient.
Where one country is the main target market or national practice is strategically important.
Important: Jurisdictional strategy should be planned together with the type of IP object and the expected commercial use of the right.