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How
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10
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regarding Community Trade Mark?

International
Classification of Products and Goods (Nice Agreement 8th
Edition)

What is EU Community Trade Mark
(trademark)?

The European Union (EU) Community Trade Mark is an important
channel through which to protect your intellectual property
on the entire EU single market.

Like the CE
Marking, the establishment of the Community-wide
trade mark protection, the EU Community trade mark
(CTM), is another important measure that the EU has
adopted to establish the single market, remove the
barriers to free movement of goods and services among the
member states, and therefore foster economic development within the
EU.

Besides the existing alternatives of trade mark protection,
namely National Registration and International Registration, a
Community-wide trade mark protection has now become
possible in Europe. It is therefore no longer required
to apply for separate registration in each of the 15
Member States if a European-wide trade mark protection
is desired. At present, one registration is available
for the whole of the European Union.

The legal basis for the EU Community trade mark was set by
Council Regulation (EC) No. 40/94 of 20 December 1993 of
the EU Community trade mark, the Commission Regulation
(EC) No. 2868/95 of 13 December 1995 concerning the
enforcement of the Council Regulation (EC) No. 40/94 as
well as Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2869/95 of 13
December 1995 on the Schedule of Fees of the Office for
Harmonization in the Internal Market (trade marks and designs).

This Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (trade marks
and designs) started its work on January 1, 1996.
Application for Community trade marks may be filed with
the Office beginning with April 1, 1996. With this date
the proprietor of the trade mark enjoys the right of
priority in the entire European Union, if the trade mark
application has been duly filed.

Due to the unitary character of the EU Community trade mark it
has equal effect throughout the Community. Consequently it
can only be registered, transferred, surrendered or
revoked with respect to the entire Community. Therefore,
a single ground for refusal in only one Member State
is sufficient to prevent a registration.

Pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 40/49, a
Community trade mark may consist of any signs capable of
being represented graphically, particularly words,
including personal names, designs, letters, numerals,
the shape of goods or of their packaging, provided that
such signs are capable of distinguishing the goods or
services of one undertaking from those of other
undertakings.

Basically all natural or legal persons who are nationals of
one Member State of the European Union or nationals of
other states which are parties to the Paris Convention
for the Protection of Industrial Property or to the
Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization may
apply for the registration of a Community trade mark.
Registrations are also available for nationals of states
which are neither parties of one of the above mentioned
international treaties but are domiciled or have their seat or have
real and effective industrial or commercial
establishments within the territory of the European
Union or of a state which is party to the Paris
Convention.

During the registration procedures, the Office for Harmonization
in the Internal Market shall only examine whether
Community trade mark applications satisfy the general
requirements, whether the applicant may be proprietor of
a Community trade mark and perform the examination as to
absolute grounds for refusal. According to the
procedures at the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market
(trade marks and designs), it is consequently the
responsibility of third parties to ensure that
conflicting marks are rejected.

Any natural legal person and any group or body representing
manufacturers, producers, suppliers of services, traders or
consumers may for that reason submit to the Office for
Harmonization in the Internal Market written
observations explaining on which absolute grounds for
refusal the trade mark shall not be registered ex
officio.

Within a period of three months proprietors of earlier
trade marks have in addition the possibility to give notice
of opposition to registration of the trade mark on the
relative grounds for refusal that it may not be
registered.

The trade mark will be registered as a Community trade mark if
the application meets the general requirements, no
Notice of Opposition has been filed or such a
notice has been definitely rejected.

In any case the applicant or a proprietor of a Community trade
mark may request the conversion of the Community trade mark
application or Community trade mark into a national
trade mark application.

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How long time is the Community Trade Mark
valid for?

Community trade marks are registered for an initial period of
10 years from the date of filing of the application.

How can Wellkang Consultant Firm help
regarding Community Trade Mark?

As professional Community Trade Mark Agent (Identification No.:
22509) authorized by the European Union´s Office For
Harmonization In The Internal Market, Wellkang Consultant Firm can act as
your professional EU Trade Mark Representative, as your
contacting point within the EU, and register your EU Community Trade
Mark.

Thanks to the highly automated and
effective online administration, ordering and billing
system developed by our design team, we are able to keep
our service fee at a very competitive level,
199USD only, therefore reduce significantly the costs
for our clients.

If you are planning future sales onto
the European Union single market and do not want to
spend 2274 Euro now to register a Community Trade Mark
because of limited budget. Wellkang Consultant can help
you to register a low cost Swedish trade mark (which
costs only 300USD for 10 years including our fee), so
you can prevent anyone else from registering a Community Trade
Mark which is same as your. In a later time, you may extend
your Swedish trade mark to the Community Trade Mark
(2075Euro for 10 years plus 199USD for our service fee).
Click
here to learn more about the advantages of the Swedish
trade mark.

Our services of acting as your Trade
Mark Representative include: Trade Mark Search,
Filing Application, Registration,
Post-Registration Watch/Guard (including filing
the Notice of Opposition), please contact
us if your need any further information.

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