The European market
The European Community consists of 27 highly industrialized countries with sophisticated economies. The total population of the area of the European Union is just under half a billion people (500.000.000) which makes it one of the bigger common markets in the world. Trademark protection in this area is a must for every trademark owner who is active on this market.
The following countries are members of the European Community:
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Czech Republic
- Cyprus
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Italy
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxemburg
- Malta
- Netherlands
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Slovak Republic
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- United Kingdom