Contents
- 1. The proprietor of an earlier trade mark registered in a Me…
- 2. Seniority claims shall either be filed together with the E…
- 3. Seniority shall have the sole effect under this Regulation…
- 4. The seniority claimed for the EU trade mark shall lapse wh…
- 5. The Office shall inform the Benelux Office for Intellectua…
- 6. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts specifying th…
- 7. The Executive Director may determine that the documentatio…
3.Seniority shall have the sole effect under this Regulation that, where the proprietor of the EU trade mark surrenders the earlier trade mark or allows it to lapse, he shall be deemed to continue to have the same rights as he would have had if the earlier trade mark had continued to be registered.
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