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DIRECTIVE (EU) 2015/2436 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 16 December 2015 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks (Recast) (Text with EEA relevance)

directive · European Union · 32015L2436

167 provisions · cited by 2 instruments we hold · 127 national measures recorded · 20 provisions hand work to national law

Defined terms · All instruments · EU trade mark · approximation of laws · registered trade mark · trade-mark law

1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 Signs of which a trade mark may consist
4 Absolute grounds for refusal or invalidity
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5 Relative grounds for refusal or invalidity
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6 Establishment a posteriori of invalidity or revocation of a trade mark
7 Grounds for refusal or invalidity relating to only some of the goods or services
8 Lack of distinctive character or of reputation of an earlier trade mark precluding a declaration of invalidity of a registered trade mark
9 Preclusion of a declaration of invalidity due to acquiescence
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10 Rights conferred by a trade mark
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11 The right to prohibit preparatory acts in relation to the use of packaging or other means
12 Reproduction of trade marks in dictionaries
13 Prohibition of the use of a trade mark registered in the name of an agent or representative
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14 Limitation of the effects of a trade mark
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15 Exhaustion of the rights conferred by a trade mark
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16 Use of trade marks
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17 Non-use as defence in infringement proceedings
18 Intervening right of the proprietor of a later registered trade mark as defence in infringement proceedings
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19 Absence of genuine use as ground for revocation
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20 Trade mark having become generic or misleading indication as grounds for revocation
21 Revocation relating to only some of the goods or services
22 Transfer of registered trade marks
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23 Rights in rem
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24 Levy of execution
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25 Licensing
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26 Applications for a trade mark as an object of property
27 Definitions
28 Guarantee or certification marks
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29 Collective marks
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30 Regulations governing use of a collective mark
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31 Refusal of an application
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32 Use of collective marks
33 Amendments to the regulations governing use of a collective mark
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34 Persons entitled to bring an action for infringement
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35 Additional grounds for revocation
36 Additional grounds for invalidity
37 Application requirements
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38 Date of filing
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39 Designation and classification of goods and services
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40 Observations by third parties
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41 Division of applications and registrations
42 Class fees
43 Opposition procedure
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44 Non-use as defence in opposition proceedings
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45 Procedure for revocation or declaration of invalidity
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46 Non-use as a defence in proceedings seeking a declaration of invalidity
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47 Consequences of revocation and invalidity
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48 Duration of registration
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49 Renewal
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50 Communication with the office
51 Cooperation in the area of trade mark registration and administration
52 Cooperation in other areas
53 Data protection
54 Transposition
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55 Repeal
56 Entry into Force
57 Addressees