EU Trade Mark Delegated Regulation

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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625 of 5 March 2018 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Union trade mark, and repealing Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1430

 

Preamble

 

Title I - General provisions

 

Article 1 - Subject matter

 

Title II - Procedure for opposition and proof of use

 

Article 2 - Notice of opposition

 

Article 3 - Use of languages in opposition proceedings

 

Article 4 - Information to the parties to opposition proceedings

 

Article 5 - Admissibility of the opposition

 

Article 6 - Commencement of the adversarial part of the opposition proceedings and prior closure of the proceedings

 

Article 7 - Substantiation of the opposition

 

Article 8 - Examination of the opposition

 

Article 9 - Multiple oppositions

 

Article 10 - Proof of use

 

Title III - Amendment of the application

 

Article 11 - Amendment of the application

 

Title IV - Revocation and invalidity or assignment 

 

Article 12 - Application for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity

 

Article 13 - Languages used in revocation or invalidity proceedings

 

Article 14 - Information to the parties concerning an application for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity

 

Article 15 - Admissibility of an application for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity

 

Article 16 - Substantiation of an application for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity

 

Article 17 - Examination on the merits of an application for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity

 

Article 18 - Multiple applications for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity

 

Article 19 - Proof of use in relation to an application for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity

 

Article 20 - Request for assignment

 

Title V - Appeals

 

Article 21 - Notice of Appeal

 

Article 22 - Statement of Grounds

 

Article 23 - Admissibility of an appeal

 

Article 24 – Response

 

Article 25 - Cross appeal

 

Article 26 - Reply and rejoinder in inter partes proceedings

 

Article 27 - Examination of the appeal

 

Article 28 - Communications by the Board of Appeal

 

Article 29 - Comments on questions of general interest

 

Article 30 - Reopening of the examination of absolute grounds

 

Article 31 - Examination of an appeal as a matter of priority

 

Article 32 - Formal content of the Board of Appeal's decision

 

Article 33 - Reimbursement of the appeal fee

 

Article 34 - Revision and revocation of the decision subject to appeal

 

Article 35 - Allocation of an appeal to a Board and designation of a rapporteur

 

Article 36 - Cases falling under the authority of a single member

 

Article 37 - Referral to the Grand Board

 

Article 38 - Change in the composition of a Board

 

Article 39 - Deliberation, voting and signing of decisions

 

Article 40 - Chairperson of a Board of Appeal

 

Article 41 - Rapporteur to a Board of Appeal

 

Article 42 - Registry

 

Article 43 - Order of seniority and replacement of members and chairpersons

 

Article 44 - Exclusion and objection

 

Article 45 - Grand Board

 

Article 46 - Presidium of the Boards of Appeal

 

Article 47 - President of the Boards of Appeal

 

Article 48 - Applicability to appeal proceedings of provisions relating to other proceedings

 

Title VI - Oral proceedings and taking of evidence 

 

Article 49 - Summons to oral proceedings

 

Article 50 - Languages of oral proceedings

 

Article 51 - Oral evidence of parties, witnesses or experts and inspection

 

Article 52 - Commissioning of and opinions by experts

 

Article 53 - Minutes of oral proceedings

 

Article 54 - Costs of taking of evidence in oral proceedings

 

Article 55 - Examination of written evidence

 

Title VII - Notifications by the office

 

Article 56 - General provisions on notifications

 

Article 57 - Notification by electronic means

 

Article 58 - Notification by post or courier

 

Article 59 - Public Notification by public notice

 

Article 60 - Notification to representatives

 

Article 61 - Irregularities in notification

 

Article 62 - Notification of documents in the case of several parties

 

Title VIII - Written communcations and forms 

 

Article 63 - Communications to the Office in writing or by other means

 

Article 64 - Annexes to communications by post or courier

 

Article 65 - Forms

 

Article 66 - Communications by representatives

 

Title IX - Time limits

 

Article 67 - Calculation and duration of time limits

 

Article 68 - Extension of time limits

 

Article 69 - Expiry of time limits in special cases

 

Title X -  Revocation of a decision

 

Article 70 - Revocation of a decision or entry in the Register

 

Title XI - Suspension of proceedings

 

Article 71 - Suspension of proceedings

 

Title XII - Interruption of proceedings

 

Article 72 - Resumption of proceedings

 

Title XIII - Representation 

 

Article 73 - Appointment of a common representative

 

Article 74 – Authorisations

 

Article 75 - Amendment of the list of professional representatives

 

Title XIV - Procedures concerning the international registration of marks

 

Article 76 - Collective and certification marks

 

Article 77 - Opposition proceedings

 

Article 78 - Notification of provisional refusals based on an opposition

 

Article 79 - Statement of grant of protection

 

Title XV - Final provisions

 

Article 80 - Transitional Measures

 

Article 81 - Repeal

 

Article 82 - Entry into force and application
 

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Text in force at 01-01-2020. The text can be verified at EUR-LEX. Titles of articles have been added for convenience, but are lacking in the official text, IP-PorTal.