Union designations. The office -- Before an application is filed -- Overview of the EUTM application process -- Basic requirements and formalities -- Classification -- Absolute grounds objections -- Overcoming objections and amendments to applications -- After acceptance -- Overview of the EUTM opposition procedure -- Basic requirements and formalities -- Relative grounds -- Submissions and evidence -- Termination of proceedings -- Maintenance and amendment -- Transactions involving EUTM rights -- Revocation actions -- Invalidity actions -- Overview of the Boards of Appeal -- The appeals process -- Basic principles -- Infringment -- Seniority -- Conversion -- Restitutio in integrum -- Continuation and interruption of proceedings -- EU collective marks -- EU certification marks -- Introduction to the Madrid Protocol -- The office as office of origin -- Union designations.
Summary:
"The European Union Trademark (EUTM) system allows brand owners to protect and enforce a trade mark in every EU member state through just one registration. EUTMs were previously known as community trade marks and this unique trade mark registration system has revolutionised the way brands are protected in the EU. 2016 sees substantial changes to the EUTM system, not least the change of name. This...guide describes how the EUTM system works following those changes, including: what can be protected; how registrations are obtained and maintained; the many potential obstacles to registration and how to overcome them; and the rights given by a registration. In addition it explains the specific and peculiar features of the EUTM system, such as seniority and conversion, and covers the link between EUTMs and the Madrid Protocol."-- Back cover.
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