CHAPTER II

THE LAW RELATING TO TRADE MARKS
SECTION 1

Definition of an EU trade mark and obtaining an EU trade mark

Signs of which an EU trade mark may consist
Article 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Persons who can be proprietors of EU trade marks
Article 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Means whereby an EU trade mark is obtained
Article 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Absolute grounds for refusal
Article 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Relative grounds for refusal
Article 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SECTION 2

Effects of an EU trade mark

Rights conferred by an EU trade mark
Article 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Right to prohibit preparatory acts in relation to the use of packaging or other means
Article 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Date from which rights against third parties prevail
Article 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Reproduction of an EU trade mark in a dictionary
Article 12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Prohibition of the use of an EU trade mark registered in the name of an agent or representative
Article 13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Limitation of the effects of an EU trade mark
Article 14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Exhaustion of the rights conferred by an EU trade mark
Article 15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Intervening right of the proprietor of a later registered trade mark as a defence in infringement proceedings
Article 16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Complementary application of national law relating to infringement
Article 17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SECTION 3

Use of an EU trade mark

Use of an EU trade mark
Article 18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SECTION 4

EU trade marks as objects of property

Dealing with EU trade marks as national trade marks
Article 19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Transfer
Article 20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Transfer of a trade mark registered in the name of an agent
Article 21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rights in rem
Article 22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Levy of execution
Article 23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Insolvency proceedings
Article 24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Licensing
Article 25. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Procedure for entering licences and other rights in the Register
Article 26. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Effects vis-à-vis third parties
Article 27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The application for an EU trade mark as an object of property
Article 28. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Procedure for cancelling or modifying the entry in the Register of licences and other rights
Article 29. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Regulation revoked (31.12.2020) by The Trade Marks (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/269), reg. 1(1), Sch. 5 para. 6; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)