Article 82

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1. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

 

2. It shall be applicable from the date of entry into force referred to in paragraph 1, subject to the following exceptions:

(a) Articles 2 to 6 shall not apply to notices of opposition entered before 1 October 2017;

(b) Articles 7 and 8 shall not apply to opposition proceedings, the adversarial part of which has started before 1 October 2017;

(c) Article 9 shall not apply to suspensions made before 1 October 2017;

(d) Article 10 shall not apply to requests for proof of use made before 1 October 2017;

(e) Title III shall not apply to requests for amendment entered before 1 October 2017;

(f) Articles 12 to 15 shall not apply to applications for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity or requests for assignment entered before 1 October 2017;

(g) Articles 16 and 17 shall not apply to proceedings, the adversarial part of which has started before 1 October 2017;

(h) Article 18 shall not apply to suspensions made before 1 October 2017;

(i) Article 19 shall not apply to requests for proof of use made before 1 October 2017;

(j) Title V shall not apply to appeals entered before 1 October 2017;

(k) Title VI shall not apply to oral proceedings initiated before 1 October 2017 or to written evidence where the period for its presentation has started before that date;

(l) Title VII shall not apply to notifications made before 1 October 2017;

(m) Title VIII shall not apply to communications received and to forms made available before 1 October 2017;

(n) Title IX shall not apply to time limits set before 1 October 2017;

(o) Title X shall not apply to revocations of decisions taken or entries in the Register made before 1 October 2017;

(p) Title XI shall not apply to suspensions requested by the parties or imposed by the Office before 1 October 2017;

(q) Title XII shall not apply to proceedings interrupted before 1 October 2017;

(r) Article 73 shall not apply to EU trade mark applications received before 1 October 2017;

(s) Article 74 shall not apply to representatives appointed before 1 October 2017;

(t) Article 75 shall not apply to entries on the list of professional representatives made before 1 October 2017;

(u) Title XIV shall not apply to designations of the EU trade mark made before 1 October 2017.

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