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Specialty Service · Logo + OSIM

Your logo, legally yours

A logo without trademark protection is just a graphic. We design distinctive logos AND handle the full OSIM trademark filing process – availability search, class selection, documentation, submission. End-to-end. Few agencies in Romania do this.

Most businesses in Romania use logos that are legally undefended. They've invested in design but not in protection. Then a competitor uses something similar, or a copycat trademarks it first – and they discover the hard way that logos aren't protected by default. Romanian and EU law require active registration to enforce.

At 82 Design, we bundle logo design + OSIM trademark filing into one specialty service. Distinctive logo design with iterations until we land it. Then – uncommon for design agencies – we handle the legal track: availability search in OSIM and EUIPO databases, Nice classification selection, application documentation, OSIM submission, and tracking through opposition periods. Your brand becomes legally yours.

Design plus legal protection

Logo Design

3 distinctive concepts in different visual directions. Refinement rounds with feedback. Final logo in primary, secondary, and monochrome variants. SVG, AI, EPS, PNG, PDF – all formats delivered.

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Availability Search

Before filing, we search OSIM, EUIPO, and WIPO databases for similar marks. Verbal, figurative, and combined mark searches. Plus domain availability check. Honest report: file or rebrand?

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Nice Class Selection

The Nice Classification has 45 classes. Pick wrong = unprotected business. We help you choose the right classes for your goods/services – essential for proper protection without overpaying for unnecessary classes.

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Documentation & Filing

Complete OSIM application: applicant data, mark representation, classes, products and services description. Filed online via OSIM e-Mărci portal. You receive the official receipt and tracking number.

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Process Tracking

Trademark registration takes 6-8 months. We track examination phases, respond to OSIM clarifications if needed, monitor the 2-month opposition period, and confirm registration when granted. You're informed at every step.

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EU Extension Available

Need protection beyond Romania? We can also handle EUIPO filing (EU-wide trademark, all 27 member states) or international filing via WIPO Madrid Protocol. Add-on service if needed.

From sketch to registered mark

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Brief & Strategy

We discuss your business, audience, competitors, and what kind of mark you need (verbal/wordmark, figurative/symbol, combined). We also discuss the Nice classes you'll need based on your actual products and services – not what's trendy.

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Logo Design Concepts

3 distinct logo concepts, each in a different direction. We present them with rationale: why each works, how each performs in different contexts. You pick a direction, we refine through 2-3 iterations until landed.

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Availability Search

With the final logo, we run availability searches in OSIM, EUIPO, WIPO Global Brand Database, and domain registries. Identical and similar marks. Verbal, figurative, and combined searches. Honest report: green light, yellow light (proceed with caution), or red light (rebrand recommended).

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OSIM Documentation & Filing

Complete the OSIM application: representation of the mark, list of goods and services per Nice class, applicant details, signed power of attorney if needed. Submitted via OSIM e-Mărci portal. Official OSIM fee paid (you cover this; we coordinate). Receipt and tracking number issued.

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Tracking Through Registration

OSIM examination (3-4 months), publication in BOPI (Buletinul Oficial al Proprietății Industriale), 2-month opposition period, registration certificate issued. We monitor every phase, respond to OSIM clarifications if any, alert you to oppositions if filed. Your registration certificate arrives by post – we make sure it does.

Tools & databases

Design tools + official IP databases

Adobe Illustrator Procreate Figma OSIM e-Mărci EUIPO eSearch WIPO Global Brand DB TMview Nice Classification BOPI

Why this is our specialty

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End-to-end, one team

Most businesses pay one agency for design and a separate IP lawyer for filing. We handle both. One brief, one team, one invoice. The designer talks to the filing person – they're at the same table.

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Romanian IP knowledge

OSIM has its own quirks – mandatory documents in Romanian, specific class subdivisions, idiosyncrasies in the e-Mărci portal. We know the local process inside out, not just the textbook version.

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Honest 'don't file' advice

If the availability search shows your mark is too risky, we tell you – and propose a rebrand. We make money from filing; not filing means we make less. We do it anyway because filing a doomed mark just costs you money and time. Honesty over revenue.

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Real human follow-through

Trademark filing isn't 'submit and forget'. Examination questions, opposition windows, certificate retrieval – all need attention over 6-8 months. We track everything and update you. No client of ours has lost a filing because of a missed deadline.

Tailored to your project

Investment
On request

Logo design + filing service. OSIM official fees billed separately at cost.

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Things people usually ask

Typically 6-8 months total: 3-4 months OSIM examination, then 2 months opposition period, then 1-2 months for certificate issuance. However: from filing day, you have provisional protection – you can use ™ next to your logo and have priority over later filings. Use the registered ® symbol only after the certificate is issued.
OSIM (Romania) if you operate primarily in Romania – cheaper (~€100-200 for 1 class), faster, simpler. EUIPO (EU-wide) if you sell across EU borders – pricier (~€850 for 1 class) but covers all 27 member states with one filing. Common path: start with OSIM for Romanian businesses, extend to EUIPO when international expansion happens. We'll advise based on your real reach.
OSIM may issue provisional refusals for absolute grounds (descriptive, generic, etc.) or oppositions from third-party trademark holders. We respond on your behalf with arguments and evidence. If a refusal stands, we propose modifications or, in worst case, a rebrand path. Most refusals can be overcome with proper response. Honest note: additional response work is billed separately if opposition is complex.
Yes – that's a verbal mark (only words, no visual element). Often the strongest protection because it covers the name in any visual treatment. Trade-off: verbal marks face stricter examination – they need to be distinctive (not descriptive of your product). 'Apple' for fruit = generic. 'Apple' for computers = strong verbal mark. We'll advise during the strategy phase.
No. Individuals can file trademarks at OSIM – freelancers, side-hustles, future founders. The mark is registered to you personally and is fully transferable to a company later if you incorporate. PFA, SRL, persoană fizică – all eligible. We help structure the filing for your situation.

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