Chapter XI, Section 3, Article 139, Paragraph 2. · Regulation (EU) 2017/1001

Contents

1. The applicant for or proprietor of an EU trade mark may re…
2. Conversion shall not take place:
3. The national trade mark application resulting from the con…
4. In cases where an EU trade mark application is deemed to b…
5. Where the EU trade mark application is withdrawn or the EU…
6. Where the EU trade mark application is refused by decision…
7. The effect referred to in Article 37 shall lapse if the re…

2.Conversion shall not take place:

(a)where the rights of the proprietor of the EU trade mark have been revoked on the grounds of non-use, unless in the Member State for which conversion is requested the EU trade mark has been put to use which would be considered to be genuine use under the laws of that Member State;

(b)for the purpose of protection in a Member State in which, in accordance with the decision of the Office or of the national court, grounds for refusal of registration or grounds for revocation or invalidity apply to the EU trade mark application or EU trade mark.