France: registering a trademark costs an estimated US$849 for one class, plus US$148 for each further class. France is a member of the Madrid System, so a trademark can be filed with its office directly or extended to France through an international registration. Protection in France can also come from an EU trade mark, which covers all 27 EU countries. France is a leading import market for leather goods and bags (class 18) and lighting, heating and cooking appliances (class 11). It is also one of the world's leading exporters of wines and spirits (class 33) and cosmetics and cleaning (class 3).
Much of the trademark protection in France is obtained through EU trade marks, which cover all 27 EU countries. The filing figures on this page count only applications filed directly with France's own office. See European Union (EUIPO).
Figures by trademark class count branded goods only: raw commodities that are traded mostly without brands - such as gold bars, fuel, bulk chemicals, grain and fabric by the metre - are left out. Hong Kong, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates are left out of the rankings, as much of their trade is re-exported.
In colour: goods where France is among the world's 10 largest exporters, or has at least 5% of world exports. In grey, for comparison: its next-largest shares.
Goods where France is among the world's 3 largest exporters, has at least 15% of world exports, or that make up at least 25% of its own exports - of at least US$500m a year.
Our estimate is about US$849 for one class, from filing to registration: about US$213 in official fees and about US$636 in professional (law firm) fees. Each further class adds about US$148. Responses to office actions and oppositions are not included. These are estimates only: the actual cost depends on the law firm and the application. Request a quote from a law firm on this site for an exact price.
France is a member of the Madrid System, so a trademark can be filed with its office directly or extended to France through an international registration. Designating France costs WIPO's standard complementary fee of CHF 100 (about US$120); beyond three classes WIPO also charges a supplementary fee per class, on top of its basic fee for the international application. Protection in France can also come from an EU trade mark, which covers all 27 EU countries.
France's 10 largest import markets by trademark class are electronics and software (class 9, US$83.6bn), vehicles (class 12, US$79.8bn), machines (class 7, US$65.0bn), clothing, footwear and headwear (class 25, US$37.3bn), pharmaceuticals (class 5, US$31.2bn), furniture (class 20, US$14.1bn), meat, dairy and preserved foods (class 29, US$13.7bn), medical apparatus (class 10, US$12.1bn), metal goods (class 6, US$10.9bn) and cosmetics and cleaning (class 3, US$10.8bn). Within its region, it stands out for leather goods and bags (#1 in Europe and Central Asia), lighting, heating and cooking appliances (#2 in Europe and Central Asia), jewellery and watches (#2 in Europe and Central Asia), paper and printed matter (#2 in Europe and Central Asia), building materials (#2 in Europe and Central Asia) and furniture (#2 in Europe and Central Asia). Imports are growing fastest for cosmetics and cleaning (6% a year), meat, dairy and preserved foods (6% a year) and coffee, tea, bakery and confectionery (6% a year). Foreign applicants filed 13,166 trademark classes in France in 2024 - #9 in Europe and Central Asia - a sign of how many brand owners already protect their marks there.
France's exports of goods came to US$636.4bn in 2024. Its 10 largest exports were aircraft, helicopters and spacecraft (US$32.2bn, 5% of its exports, #2 in the world), packaged medicines (US$27.7bn, 4% of its exports, #6 in the world), cars (US$25.1bn, 4% of its exports, #12 in the world), jet engines and gas turbines (US$21.7bn, 3% of its exports, #3 in the world), vehicle parts (US$14.5bn, 2% of its exports, #10 in the world), jewellery (US$13.3bn, 2% of its exports, #2 in the world), wine (US$12.9bn, 2% of its exports, #1 in the world), handbags, luggage and cases (US$12.2bn, 2% of its exports, #2 in the world), cosmetics and skin care (US$11.9bn, 2% of its exports, #1 in the world) and aircraft parts (US$10.9bn, 2% of its exports, #3 in the world). By trademark class, its 10 largest exports were machines (class 7, US$67.6bn, #7 in the world), vehicles (class 12, US$59.3bn, #8 in the world), electronics and software (class 9, US$48.7bn, #15 in the world), pharmaceuticals (class 5, US$40.1bn, #7 in the world), cosmetics and cleaning (class 3, US$33.1bn, #1 in the world), wines and spirits (class 33, US$18.5bn, #1 in the world), jewellery and watches (class 14, US$16.6bn, #4 in the world), clothing, footwear and headwear (class 25, US$15.4bn, #11 in the world), leather goods and bags (class 18, US$13.0bn, #2 in the world) and coffee, tea, bakery and confectionery (class 30, US$11.0bn, #5 in the world). Where goods are made and exported, copies are often made too: a registered trademark there lets you act against counterfeits at the source, including with the help of customs.
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