26As that question is referred from the perspective of the unitary character of the EU trade mark, it should be stated at the outset that, pursuant to that principle, expressed in recital 3 of Regulation No 207/2009 and specified in Article 1(2) thereof, EU trade marks are given uniform protection and produce their effects throughout the entire area of the European Union. Under Article 1(2), the EU trade mark may not, save as otherwise provided in that regulation, be registered, transferred or surrendered or be the subject of a decision revoking the rights of the proprietor or declaring it invalid, nor shall its use be prohibited, save in respect of the whole [of the European Union].
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