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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625Show full title

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625 of 5 March 2018 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Union trade mark, and repealing Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1430 (revoked)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. TITLE I GENERAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 1.Subject matter

  3. TITLE II PROCEDURE FOR OPPOSITION AND PROOF OF USE

    1. Article 2.Notice of opposition

    2. Article 3.Use of languages in opposition proceedings

    3. Article 4.Information to the parties to opposition proceedings

    4. Article 5.Admissibility of the opposition

    5. Article 6.Commencement of the adversarial part of the opposition proceedings and prior closure of the proceedings

    6. Article 7.Substantiation of the opposition

    7. Article 8.Examination of the opposition

    8. Article 9.Multiple oppositions

    9. Article 10.Proof of use

  4. TITLE III AMENDMENT OF THE APPLICATION

    1. Article 11.Amendment of the application

  5. TITLE IV REVOCATION AND INVALIDITY OR ASSIGNMENT

    1. Article 12.Application for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity

    2. Article 13.Languages used in revocation or invalidity proceedings

    3. Article 14.Information to the parties concerning an application for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity

    4. Article 15.Admissibility of an application for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity

    5. Article 16.Substantiation of an application for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity

    6. Article 17.Examination on the merits of an application for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity

    7. Article 18.Multiple applications for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity

    8. Article 19.Proof of use in relation to an application for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity

    9. Article 20.Request for assignment

  6. TITLE V APPEALS

    1. Article 21.Notice of appeal

    2. Article 22.Statement of grounds

    3. Article 23.Admissibility of an appeal

    4. Article 24.Response

    5. Article 25.Cross appeal

    6. Article 26.Reply and rejoinder in inter partes proceedings

    7. Article 27.Examination of the appeal

    8. Article 28.Communications by the Board of Appeal

    9. Article 29.Comments on questions of general interest

    10. Article 30.Reopening of the examination of absolute grounds

    11. Article 31.Examination of an appeal as a matter of priority

    12. Article 32.Formal content of the Board of Appeal's decision

    13. Article 33.Reimbursement of the appeal fee

    14. Article 34.Revision and revocation of the decision subject to appeal

    15. Article 35.Allocation of an appeal to a Board and designation of a rapporteur

    16. Article 36.Cases falling under the authority of a single member

    17. Article 37.Referral to the Grand Board

    18. Article 38.Change in the composition of a Board

    19. Article 39.Deliberation, voting and signing of decisions

    20. Article 40.Chairperson of a Board of Appeal

    21. Article 41.Rapporteur to a Board of Appeal

    22. Article 42.Registry

    23. Article 43.Order of seniority and replacement of members and chairpersons

    24. Article 44.Exclusion and objection

    25. Article 45.Grand Board

    26. Article 46.Presidium of the Boards of Appeal

    27. Article 47.President of the Boards of Appeal

    28. Article 48.Applicability to appeal proceedings of provisions relating to other proceedings

  7. TITLE VI ORAL PROCEEDINGS AND TAKING OF EVIDENCE

    1. Article 49.Summons to oral proceedings

    2. Article 50.Languages of oral proceedings

    3. Article 51.Oral evidence of parties, witnesses or experts and inspection

    4. Article 52.Commissioning of and opinions by experts

    5. Article 53.Minutes of oral proceedings

    6. Article 54.Costs of taking of evidence in oral proceedings

    7. Article 55.Examination of written evidence

  8. TITLE VII NOTIFICATIONS BY THE OFFICE

    1. Article 56.General provisions on notifications

    2. Article 57.Notification by electronic means

    3. Article 58.Notification by post or courier

    4. Article 59.Notification by public notice

    5. Article 60.Notification to representatives

    6. Article 61.Irregularities in notification

    7. Article 62.Notification of documents in the case of several parties

  9. TITLE VIII WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS AND FORMS

    1. Article 63.Communications to the Office in writing or by other means

    2. Article 64.Annexes to communications by post or courier

    3. Article 65.Forms

    4. Article 66.Communications by representatives

  10. TITLE IX TIME LIMITS

    1. Article 67.Calculation and duration of time limits

    2. Article 68.Extension of time limits

    3. Article 69.Expiry of time limits in special cases

  11. TITLE X REVOCATION OF A DECISION

    1. Article 70.Revocation of a decision or entry in the Register

  12. TITLE XI SUSPENSION OF PROCEEDINGS

    1. Article 71.Suspension of proceedings

  13. TITLE XII INTERRUPTION OF PROCEEDINGS

    1. Article 72.Resumption of proceedings

  14. TITLE XIII REPRESENTATION

    1. Article 73.Appointment of a common representative

    2. Article 74.Authorisations

    3. Article 75.Amendment of the list of professional representatives

  15. TITLE XIV PROCEDURES CONCERNING THE INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION OF MARKS

    1. Article 76.Collective and certification marks

    2. Article 77.Opposition proceedings

    3. Article 78.Notification of provisional refusals based on an opposition

    4. Article 79.Statement of grant of protection

  16. TITLE XV FINAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 80.Transitional measures

    2. Article 81.Repeal

    3. Article 82.Entry into force and application

  17. Signature

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