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The 27 eu member states including
France (France), Germany (some), Italy (enemies)
Belgium (Belgium), The Netherlands (Netherlands) Luxembourg (Luxembourg)
Denmark (Denmark) Ireland (Ireland) British (remains Kingdom)
Greece, Spain, Greece (out) (Portuguese) owned)
Austria (Austria), Finland, Sweden, Finland (Sweden) (the),
Cyprus (Cyprus) Czech Republic (The Czech Estonia (see) Estonia),
Hungarian (Hungary) Lithuania Lithuania (Latvia) (Latvia)
Malta (Malta) Poland (Poland Czechoslovakia (see The Slovak)),
Slovenia (Slovenia) Bulgaria, Romania Bulgaria Rumanian () (),
Apply the language
In the European Union in applying for trademark, the applicant should seriously consider the choice of language send applications. The official languages of the eu can use a kind of any send, but still must specify the eu market integration administration (OHIM) in a language as a second language, English, French, German, Italian and Spanish. In consideration of the opposition parties apply for may be more suitable situation which language, language is a strategic choice problem, because all objections must be OHIM with one of the language.
So, for example, if the applicant want to ensure that any objection, then put forward with English, applicants should be designated as the English language used in the application. If a language is not specified OHIM language, then the application will use certificate issued by the language for choice.
OHIM released statistics show that English is the main language clearly program (77%), followed by German (11%), French (6%), Spanish and Italian (5%) (1%).
If the applicant requests that the trademark application can be fixed, but this correction should not substantially change trademark or extended list of goods and services. The applicants name and address, and the scope of words or copy or obvious mistakes can correct. Any applicant requests the correction must pay a fee, but there is a kind of exception: if you must apply for correcting the mistakes and errors this publication for OHIM to OHIM will automatically, then in the applicants request or corrected the mistake, and by OHIM expense. Then the correct "trademark" in the bulletin released.
The trademark registration common problems
1, what is the trademark?
Answer: the trademark (ec CTMR refers to the conditions stipulated in the regulations) trademarks obtained OHIM (ec) is the internal market expanded in the eu registered, within the scope of the effective to identify and distinguish commodities or services.
2, the unity of the trademark how?
Answer: the trademark registration in the eu and effectively. The application and the corresponding trademark registration will be extended to all the 25 member states. The regional protection within a few members is not possible. Also, the European Union is a trademark registration by the registration procedure OHIM controls, each country industrial property without the intervention. In addition, any European trademark is invalid, rejected or expiration would apply to the whole of the European Union. Finally, the trademark is a single property. It is only as the European Union (rather than individual member of the property was transferred.) However, some regional restriction or other restrictions, even the trademark license only due to a particular members permission, are available.
3 and the trademark is covered 25 member states is what?
Answer: the European Union of 25 countries, Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Spain, Portugal and Greece, Austria, Ireland, the Netherlands, Cyprus, the Czech republic, Hungary, Istanbul, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia. Ready to 27!
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