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- 1. Upon opposition by the proprietor of an earlier trade mark…
- 2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, ‘earlier trade mark’ means:
- 3. Upon opposition by the proprietor of the trade mark, a tra…
- 4. Upon opposition by the proprietor of a non-registered trad…
- 5. Upon opposition by the proprietor of a registered earlier…
- 6. Upon opposition by any person authorised under the relevan…
4.Upon opposition by the proprietor of a non-registered trade mark or of another sign used in the course of trade of more than mere local significance, the trade mark applied for shall not be registered where and to the extent that, pursuant to Union legislation or the law of the Member State governing that sign:
(a)rights to that sign were acquired prior to the date of application for registration of the EU trade mark, or the date of the priority claimed for the application for registration of the EU trade mark;
(b)that sign confers on its proprietor the right to prohibit the use of a subsequent trade mark.
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