Trademark panel Implementation of trademark Directive in France

Trademark panel: Implementation of trademark Directive in France, Germany and Poland April 4, 14: 30 -16: 00 www. aippi. org

• Klaudia Błach-Morysińska, ZM Legal(Moderator), Warsaw, Poland • Eléonore Gaspar, Duclos, Thorne, Mollet-Viéville & associés (DTMV), Paris, France • Prof. Alexander von Mühlendahl, Bardehle Pagenberg, Munich, Germany • Prof. Ewa Skrzydło – Tefelska, SKS Legal, Warsaw, Poland 2 www. aippi. org

Background of trade mark reform in EU • • Directive 89/104/EEC (1989), codified as 2008/95/EC EUIP Strategy–need for overall assessment COM(2008)465 MPI Study on the overall functioning (2009 -2011) IPSM Strategy – need of modernisation - COM(2011)287 COM Impact Assessment - SWD(2013)95 Reform package approved by the EP on 15/12/2015; Recast Directive (EU) 2015/2436 (repealing Directive 2008/95/EC with effect from 15/01/2019) published in OJ on 23/12/2015 and in force since 12/01/2016; • Member States obliged to transpose that new Directive by 14/01/2019 (exception: as to Art. 45 by 14/01/2023) 3 www. aippi. org

Trade Mark Directive (EU) 2015/2436 implementation status w. aippi. org Source: https: //www. twobirds. com/en/in-focus/the-eu-trademark-reform/trade-mark-directive-tracker 4 www. aippi. org

Trade Mark Directive (EU) 2015/2436 Key changes: • Non-graphical representation of rademark requirement • Absolute and relative grounds for refusal or invalidity • Reinforced protection: • • 5 against bad faith trademark filings for trademarks with reputation Reinforced rules on non-use defence in infringement proceedings Licensees’ rights Certification marks Administrative cancellation and revocation Goods in transit www. aippi. org

FRANCE Eléonore Gaspar, Duclos, Thorne, Mollet-Viéville & associés (DTMV) w. aippi. org 6 www. aippi. org

GERMANY Prof. Alexander von Mühlendahl, Bardehle Pagenberg w. aippi. org 7 www. aippi. org

POLAND Prof. Ewa Skrzydło – Tefelska, SKS Legal w. aippi. org 8 www. aippi. org

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