Article 5

Where an exhibition priority is claimed together with the application pursuant to Article 38(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001, the applicant shall, within three months of the filing date, file a certificate issued at the exhibition by the authority responsible for the protection of industrial property at the exhibition. That certificate shall attest that the mark was used for the goods or services covered by the application. It shall also state the opening date of the exhibition and the date of first public use, if different from the opening date of the exhibition. The certificate shall be accompanied by an identification of the actual use of the mark, duly certified by the authority.