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Statements of objection shall be admissible only if they are received by the Commission within the time-limit set in paragraph 1 and if they: show non-compliance with the conditions referred to in Article 2; or show that the registration of the name proposed would be contrary to paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of Article 3; or show that the registration of the name proposed would jeopardise the existence of an entirely or partly identical name or of a trademark or the existence of products which have been legally on the market for at least five years preceding the date of the publication provided for in Article 6(2); or give details from which it can be concluded that the name for which registration is requested is generic within the meaning of Article 3(1). The Commission shall check the admissibility of objections. The criteria referred to in points (b), (c) and (d) of the first subparagraph shall be evaluated in relation to the territory of the Community, which in the case of intellectual property rights refers only to the territory or territories where the said rights are protected.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-08 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.