Trade Marks Directive (2008)

Print this page

Directive 2008/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2008 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks (Codified version) (Text with EEA relevance)

Article 1 - Scope

Article 2 - Signs of which a trade mark may consist

Article 3 - Grounds for refusal or invalidity

Article 4 - Further grounds for refusal or invalidity concerning conflicts with earlier rights

Article 5 - Rights conferred by a trade mark

Article 6 - Limitation of the effects of a trade mark

Article 7 - Exhaustion of the rights conferred by a trade mark

Article 8 - Licensing

Article 9 - Limitation in consequence of acquiescence

Article 10 - Use of trade marks

Article 11 - Sanctions for non-use of a trade mark in legal or administrative proceedings

Article 12 - Grounds for revocation

Article 13 - Grounds for refusal or revocation or invalidity relating to only some of the goods or services

Article 14 - Establishment a posteriori of invalidity or revocation of a trade mark

Article 15 - Special provisions in respect of collective marks, guarantee marks and certification marks

Article 16 - Communication

Article 17 - Repeal

Article 18 - Entry into force

Article 19 - Addressees

The text can be verified at Eur-lex. No longer in force. Text replaced by Trade Marks Directive (2015).