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Amendments to Trademark Laws

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Apr 20, 2016 (Newsletter Issue 7/16)
EUIPO
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Start Date for Opposition Against IR Designating EU Changed


The Regulation (EU) No 2015/2424 of the European Parliament and the Council amending the Community trade mark regulation entered into force on March 23, 2016.

The Amending Regulation brings about a number of changes in the areas of examination proceedings, absolute grounds of refusal, relative grounds of refusal, goods and services, opposition and cancellation proceedings and appeals.

With regard to opposition and cancellation proceedings, the main changes are the following:
- Changes to the start date for the opposition period against international registrations designating the EU. This period will now start one month after the date of publication.
- The Amending Regulation introduces some changes as regards counterclaims before EU trade mark courts. In this respect, EU trade mark courts will not proceed with the examination of counterclaims until either the interested party or the court have informed the Office of the date on which the counterclaim was filed.
- The Amending Regulation imposes on the Office the obligation to inform the EU trade mark court in question of any previous application for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity filed before the Office.

For further information on changes in the areas of examination proceedings, absolute grounds of refusal, relative grounds of refusal, goods and services and appeals, please click here

Source: www.euipo.europa.eu