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Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the Community trade mark (codified version) (Text with EEA relevance) (repealed)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. TITLE I GENERAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 1.Community trade mark

    2. Article 2.Office

    3. Article 3.Capacity to act

  3. TITLE II THE LAW RELATING TO TRADE MARKS

    1. SECTION 1 Definition of a Community trade mark and obtaining a Community trade mark

      1. Article 4.Signs of which a Community trade mark may consist

      2. Article 5.Persons who can be proprietors of Community trade marks

      3. Article 6.Means whereby a Community trade mark is obtained

      4. Article 7.Absolute grounds for refusal

      5. Article 8.Relative grounds for refusal

    2. SECTION 2 Effects of Community trade marks

      1. Article 9.Rights conferred by a Community trade mark

      2. Article 10.Reproduction of Community trade marks in dictionaries

      3. Article 11.Prohibition on the use of a Community trade mark registered in the name of an agent or representative

      4. Article 12.Limitation of the effects of a Community trade mark

      5. Article 13.Exhaustion of the rights conferred by a Community trade mark

      6. Article 14.Complementary application of national law relating to infringement

    3. SECTION 3 Use of Community trade marks

      1. Article 15.Use of Community trade marks

    4. SECTION 4 Community trade marks as objects of property

      1. Article 16.Dealing with Community trade marks as national trade marks

      2. Article 17.Transfer

      3. Article 18.Transfer of a trade mark registered in the name of an agent

      4. Article 19.Rights in rem

      5. Article 20.Levy of execution

      6. Article 21.Insolvency proceedings

      7. Article 22.Licensing

      8. Article 23.Effects vis-à-vis third parties

      9. Article 24.The application for a Community trade mark as an object of property

  4. TITLE III APPLICATION FOR COMMUNITY TRADE MARKS

    1. SECTION 1 Filing of applications and the conditions which govern them

      1. Article 25.Filing of applications

      2. Article 26.Conditions with which applications must comply

      3. Article 27.Date of filing

      4. Article 28.Classification

    2. SECTION 2 Priority

      1. Article 29.Right of priority

      2. Article 30.Claiming priority

      3. Article 31.Effect of priority right

      4. Article 32.Equivalence of Community filing with national filing

    3. SECTION 3 Exhibition priority

      1. Article 33.Exhibition priority

    4. SECTION 4 Claiming the seniority of a national trade mark

      1. Article 34.Claiming the seniority of a national trade mark

      2. Article 35.Claiming seniority after registration of the Community trade mark

  5. TITLE IV REGISTRATION PROCEDURE

    1. SECTION 1 Examination of applications

      1. Article 36.Examination of the conditions of filing

      2. Article 37.Examination as to absolute grounds for refusal

    2. SECTION 2 Search

      1. Article 38.Search

    3. SECTION 3 Publication of the application

      1. Article 39.Publication of the application

    4. SECTION 4 Observations by third parties and opposition

      1. Article 40.Observations by third parties

      2. Article 41.Opposition

      3. Article 42.Examination of opposition

    5. SECTION 5 Withdrawal, restriction, amendment and division of the application

      1. Article 43.Withdrawal, restriction and amendment of the application

      2. Article 44.Division of the application

    6. SECTION 6 Registration

      1. Article 45.Registration

  6. TITLE V DURATION, RENEWAL, ALTERATION AND DIVISION OF COMMUNITY TRADE MARKS

    1. Article 46.Duration of registration

    2. Article 47.Renewal

    3. Article 48.Alteration

    4. Article 49.Division of the registration

  7. TITLE VI SURRENDER, REVOCATION AND INVALIDITY

    1. SECTION 1 Surrender

      1. Article 50.Surrender

    2. SECTION 2 Grounds for revocation

      1. Article 51.Grounds for revocation

    3. SECTION 3 Grounds for invalidity

      1. Article 52.Absolute grounds for invalidity

      2. Article 53.Relative grounds for invalidity

      3. Article 54.Limitation in consequence of acquiescence

    4. SECTION 4 Consequences of revocation and invalidity

      1. Article 55.Consequences of revocation and invalidity

    5. SECTION 5 Proceedings in the Office in relation to revocation or invalidity

      1. Article 56.Application for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity

      2. Article 57.Examination of the application

  8. TITLE VII APPEALS

    1. Article 58.Decisions subject to appeal

    2. Article 59.Persons entitled to appeal and to be parties to appeal proceedings

    3. Article 60.Time limit and form of appeal

    4. Article 61.Revision of decisions in ex parte cases

    5. Article 62.Revision of decisions in inter partes cases

    6. Article 63.Examination of appeals

    7. Article 64.Decisions in respect of appeals

    8. Article 65.Actions before the Court of Justice

  9. TITLE VIII COMMUNITY COLLECTIVE MARKS

    1. Article 66.Community collective marks

    2. Article 67.Regulations governing use of the mark

    3. Article 68.Refusal of the application

    4. Article 69.Observations by third parties

    5. Article 70.Use of marks

    6. Article 71.Amendment of the regulations governing use of the mark

    7. Article 72.Persons who are entitled to bring an action for infringement

    8. Article 73.Grounds for revocation

    9. Article 74.Grounds for invalidity

  10. TITLE IX PROCEDURE

    1. SECTION 1 General provisions

      1. Article 75.Statement of reasons on which decisions are based

      2. Article 76.Examination of the facts by the Office of its own motion

      3. Article 77.Oral proceedings

      4. Article 78.Taking of evidence

      5. Article 79.Notification

      6. Article 80.Revocation of decisions

      7. Article 81. Restitutio in integrum

      8. Article 82.Continuation of proceedings

      9. Article 83.Reference to general principles

      10. Article 84.Termination of financial obligations

    2. SECTION 2 Costs

      1. Article 85.Costs

      2. Article 86.Enforcement of decisions fixing the amount of costs

    3. SECTION 3 Information which may be made available to the public and of the authorities of the Member States

      1. Article 87.Register of Community trade marks

      2. Article 88.Inspection of files

      3. Article 89.Periodical publications

      4. Article 90.Administrative cooperation

      5. Article 91.Exchange of publications

    4. SECTION 4 Representation

      1. Article 92.General principles of representation

      2. Article 93.Professional representatives

  11. TITLE X JURISDICTION AND PROCEDURE IN LEGAL ACTIONS RELATING TO COMMUNITY TRADE MARKS

    1. SECTION 1 Application of Regulation (EC) No 44/2001

      1. Article 94.Application of Regulation (EC) No 44/2001

    2. SECTION 2 Disputes concerning the infringement and validity of Community trade marks

      1. Article 95.Community trade mark courts

      2. Article 96.Jurisdiction over infringement and validity

      3. Article 97.International jurisdiction

      4. Article 98.Extent of jurisdiction

      5. Article 99.Presumption of validity — Defence as to the merits

      6. Article 100.Counterclaims

      7. Article 101.Applicable law

      8. Article 102.Sanctions

      9. Article 103.Provisional and protective measures

      10. Article 104.Specific rules on related actions

      11. Article 105.Jurisdiction of Community trade mark courts of second instance — Further appeal

    3. SECTION 3 Other disputes concerning Community trade marks

      1. Article 106.Supplementary provisions on the jurisdiction of national courts other than Community trade mark courts

      2. Article 107.Obligation of the national court

    4. SECTION 4 Transitional provision

      1. Article 108.Transitional provision relating to the application of the Convention on Jurisdiction and Enforcement

  12. TITLE XI EFFECTS ON THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES

    1. SECTION 1 Civil actions on the basis of more than one trade mark

      1. Article 109.Simultaneous and successive civil actions on the basis of Community trade marks and national trade marks

    2. SECTION 2 Application of national laws for the purpose of prohibiting the use of Community trade marks

      1. Article 110.Prohibition of use of Community trade marks

      2. Article 111.Prior rights applicable to particular localities

    3. SECTION 3 Conversion into a national trade mark application

      1. Article 112.Request for the application of national procedure

      2. Article 113.Submission, publication and transmission of the request for conversion

      3. Article 114.Formal requirements for conversion

  13. TITLE XII THE OFFICE

    1. SECTION 1 General provisions

      1. Article 115.Legal status

      2. Article 116.Staff

      3. Article 117.Privileges and immunities

      4. Article 118.Liability

      5. Article 119.Languages

      6. Article 120.Publication and entries in the Register

      7. Article 121.The translation services required for the functioning of the Office...

      8. Article 122.Control of legality

      9. Article 123.Access to documents

    2. SECTION 2 Management of the Office

      1. Article 124.Powers of the President

      2. Article 125.Appointment of senior officials

    3. SECTION 3 Administrative Board

      1. Article 126.Creation and powers

      2. Article 127.Composition

      3. Article 128.Chairmanship

      4. Article 129.Meetings

    4. SECTION 4 Implementation of procedures

      1. Article 130.Competence

      2. Article 131.Examiners

      3. Article 132.Opposition Divisions

      4. Article 133.Administration of Trade Marks and Legal Division

      5. Article 134.Cancellation Divisions

      6. Article 135.Boards of Appeal

      7. Article 136.Independence of the members of the Boards of Appeal

      8. Article 137.Exclusion and objection

    5. SECTION 5 Budget and financial control

      1. Article 138.Budget Committee

      2. Article 139.Budget

      3. Article 140.Preparation of the budget

      4. Article 141.Audit and control

      5. Article 142.Auditing of accounts

      6. Article 143.Financial provisions

      7. Article 144.Fees regulations

  14. TITLE XIII INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION OF MARKS

    1. SECTION I General provisions

      1. Article 145.Application of provisions

    2. SECTION 2 International registration on the basis of applications for a Community trade mark and of Community trade marks

      1. Article 146.Filing of an international application

      2. Article 147.Form and contents of the international application

      3. Article 148.Recordal in the files and in the Register

      4. Article 149.Request for territorial extension subsequent to the international registration

      5. Article 150.International fees

    3. SECTION 3 International registrations designating the European Community

      1. Article 151.Effects of international registrations designating the European Community

      2. Article 152.Publication

      3. Article 153.Seniority

      4. Article 154.Examination as to absolute grounds for refusal

      5. Article 155.Search

      6. Article 156.Opposition

      7. Article 157.Replacement of a Community trade mark by an international registration

      8. Article 158.Invalidation of the effects of an international registration

      9. Article 159.Conversion of a designation of the European Community through an international registration into a national trade mark application or into a designation of Member States

      10. Article 160.Use of a mark subject of an international registration

      11. Article 161.Transformation

  15. TITLE XIV FINAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 162.Community implementing provisions

    2. Article 163.Establishment of a committee and procedure for the adoption of implementing regulations

    3. Article 164.Compatibility with other Community legal provisions

    4. Article 165.Provisions relating to the enlargement of the Community

    5. Article 166.Repeal

    6. Article 167.Entry into force

  16. Signature

    1. ANNEX I

      Repealed Regulation with list of its successive amendments

    2. ANNEX II

      Correlation Table

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