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Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the Community trade mark (codified version) (Text with EEA relevance) · European Union
A Community trade mark as referred to in paragraph 1 may not be declared invalid: pursuant to Article 52 if the grounds for invalidity became applicable merely because of the accession of a new Member State; pursuant to Article 53(1) and (2) if the earlier national right was registered, applied for or acquired in a new Member State prior to the date of accession.
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