84It follows that the attainment of that objective requires a broad interpretation of the concepts of ‘agent’ and ‘representative’ within the meaning of that provision. That finding as to the meaning of the condition relating to the status of the applicant for registration of the mark vis-à-vis the proprietor of the earlier mark is, moreover, corroborated by the fact that, under that provision, those two concepts are linked by the coordinating conjunction ‘or’, which testifies to the application of Article 8(3) of Regulation No 207/2009 in the various cases of representation of the interests of one party by another.
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