The price of registering a trademark in Denmark depends mainly on the number of Nice classes. DKPTO charges DKK 2,400 for the first class, only DKK 240 for the second, and DKK 720 for each class from the third onward. NordicIP combines those office fees with application preparation and filing in a published package, so a foreign applicant can budget the complete filing instruction before work begins.
Two figures to distinguish: office fee and complete filing cost
The official fee is paid to the Danish Patent and Trademark Office to examine the application. It is only one component of a professionally managed filing. NordicIP’s package includes the official charge and our work preparing the owner details, mark, specification and application, then filing and reporting it. A fixed DKK 350 disbursement is added.
Denmark trademark cost examples
| Classes | NordicIP package | Disbursements | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DKK 3,500 | DKK 350 | DKK 3,850 |
| 2 | DKK 3,900 | DKK 350 | DKK 4,250 |
| 3 | DKK 4,700 | DKK 350 | DKK 5,050 |
| 4 | DKK 5,500 | DKK 350 | DKK 5,850 |
The second class adds DKK 400 to the NordicIP package; the third and each further class add DKK 800. These figures apply to a straightforward national application. If DKPTO raises a substantive objection or a third party files an opposition, NordicIP assesses the issue and agrees the next scope and fee with the client before preparing the response.
Class examples: where the budget changes
A software company may need class 9 for downloadable software and class 42 for software-as-a-service or development. That is commonly a two-class instruction, producing a DKK 4,250 published total. If the same company runs a business marketplace, class 35 may also be relevant, taking the example to DKK 5,050.
A clothing label selling its own apparel might begin with class 25. Retail services under the brand can bring class 35 into the analysis. Cosmetics, bags and jewellery fall in other classes, so a lifestyle brand needs the product range mapped before the fee is finalised. The aim is not the fewest classes at any cost; it is a specification that covers the business without paying for disconnected areas.
What the Danish office examines
DKPTO examines formal requirements, absolute grounds and earlier rights. Its current guidance says it usually takes about six weeks from payment to examine an application. Where earlier similar rights are found, the office provides a search report for information. That makes pre-filing clearance and a carefully framed specification commercially useful, even though the search report arrives during examination.
NordicIP reviews the mark’s distinctiveness, prepares clear goods and services and checks whether an earlier-right search is advisable before filing. A lower application fee is poor value if the mark or specification creates a predictable objection that could have been addressed at the outset.
National Denmark filing or EU trademark?
An EU trademark includes Denmark but does not extend to Greenland or the Faroe Islands. A Danish national filing can therefore have a territorial role that an EUTM cannot replace. It can also suit a brand whose present market is Denmark or whose portfolio benefits from a separate national right.
NordicIP is registered with EUIPO and handles both routes. We compare the countries, class count, existing rights and expansion plan, then quote the application structure that fits the commercial map. Some owners choose the Danish route; others pair it with wider EU or Norwegian protection.
Priority and applicant identity affect value
A Danish application can claim priority from an eligible earlier filing when the requirements and six-month period are met. The earlier number, office, date and owner should be supplied before submission. Correct priority data can be more important than a small class-price difference because it may determine which right is earlier.
The applicant must also be the entity intended to own the mark. NordicIP checks the full legal name, company form, country and address against the instruction. Resolving that question before filing avoids a later transfer merely to place the registration in the right group company.
Information needed for an exact quote
- the word mark or a clear image of the logo;
- the applicant’s full legal name, form, country and address;
- a plain-English list of products and services;
- any priority application filed within the relevant six-month period; and
- the markets and launch plans that may affect the filing route.
Send those details through our contact page. NordicIP will confirm the classes, complete Denmark filing price and next steps. Our Denmark trademark page explains the service from application through registration and renewal.