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Mrz 18, 2014 (Newsletter Issue 5/14)
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Communication on Acceptability of Classification Terms


The publication of the IP Translator judgment in June 2012, led EU IP offices and OHIM to develop efforts to accomplish convergence regarding classification of goods and services.

In this context, a third Common Communication has been published on 20 February 2014, containing guidelines to identify in which cases a term is sufficiently clear and precise in order to be included in a trademark application.

The European Trade Mark and Design Network had already issued two Common Communications, respectively concerning the interpretation of the IP Translator judgment and the 11 general indications considered insufficiently clear and precise, documents in which minor changes were meanwhile introduced and whose updated versions can be found here and here.

Source: www.marcasepatentes.pt