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(Text with EEA relevance) (repealed)

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Repealed by Directive (EU) 2015/2436 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2015 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks (Text with EEA relevance).

Article 1 Scope
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Article 2 Signs of which a trade mark may consist
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Article 3 Grounds for refusal or invalidity
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Article 4 Further grounds for refusal or invalidity concerning conflicts with earlier rights
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Article 5 Rights conferred by a trade mark
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Article 6 Limitation of the effects of a trade mark
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Article 7 Exhaustion of the rights conferred by a trade mark
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Article 8 Licensing
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Article 9 Limitation in consequence of acquiescence
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Article 10 Use of trade marks
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Article 11 Sanctions for non-use of a trade mark in legal or administrative proceedings
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Article 12 Grounds for revocation
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Article 13 Grounds for refusal or revocation or invalidity relating to only some of the goods or services
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Article 14 Establishment a posteriori of invalidity or revocation of a trade mark
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Article 15 Special provisions in respect of collective marks, guarantee marks and certification marks
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Article 16 Communication
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Article 17 Repeal
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Article 18 Entry into force
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Article 19 Addressees
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ANNEX I PART A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PART B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ANNEX II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .