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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)
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CHAPTER 2 SUBSTANTIVE LAW ON TRADE MARKS
SECTION 2 Grounds for refusal or invalidity
Article 6.Establishment a posteriori of invalidity or revocation of a trade mark
Article 7.Grounds for refusal or invalidity relating to only some of the goods or services
Article 8.Lack of distinctive character or of reputation of an earlier trade mark precluding a declaration of invalidity of a registered trade mark
Article 9.Preclusion of a declaration of invalidity due to acquiescence
SECTION 3 Rights conferred and limitations
Article 11.The right to prohibit preparatory acts in relation to the use of packaging or other means
Article 13.Prohibition of the use of a trade mark registered in the name of an agent or representative
Article 15.Exhaustion of the rights conferred by a trade mark
Article 18.Intervening right of the proprietor of a later registered trade mark as defence in infringement proceedings
SECTION 6 Guarantee or certification marks and collective marks
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