The Ministry of Economic Development – Directorate-General for the Fight against Counterfeiting – Italian Patent and Trademark Office and Unioncamere, with the notice published in the “Official Gazette” of December 3, 2018, have refinanced the call “Marchi+3”, the facilitation program that supports the registration of EU and international trademarks by Italian micro, small and medium companies.

In particular, starting from December 11, facilitations may be requested for expenses incurred between June 1, 2016 and the date of submission of the request for facilitations for: trademark design, prior art searches and filing of the European Union or International trademark, as well as for any legal costs for trademark protection actions in response to Office actions or oppositions issued by third parties.

Applications may be submitted until  resources have been available.

The full version of the Notice and the related documentation required for the submission of applications are available on the following website:

https://www.marchipiu3.it/

The PGA staff is at your disposal for any clarification.