An international registration designating the EU must indicate a second language from the EUIPO’s official languages (English, French, German, Italian and Spanish). If a second language is not chosen, the EUIPO will object to the application and will postpone the republication until the second language has been duly indicated.
EUIPO is the European Union Intellectual Property Office responsible for managing the EU trade mark and the registered Community design. We also work with the IP offices of the EU Member States and international partners to offer a similar registration experience for trade marks and designs across Europe and the world.
If priority for your national mark is accepted, your EU trade mark application will be regarded as if it had been filed on the same day as the earlier application that is to say, it will have priority over applications filed by others during that six-month period.
Payment can be made using any of the means of payment accepted by the EUIPO (for details, see the Guidelines, Part A, General Rules, Section 3, Payment of Fees, Costs and Charges, paragraph 2). 2.1.1 Identification of international applications An international application will be identified in the EUIPO database by the basic, The IR designating the EC has been definitively refused due to successful opposition. The applicant cannot appeal against this decision as it has become final. 9. International registration accepted The IR designating the EC has been definitively accepted . 10. Renewed The IR designating the EC has been renewed for a further period of 10 years. 11.
Essentially, if you file an IR through the EUIPO prior to 31 October 2019, there is no impact on the IR . However, after no-deal Brexit, a UK entity who do not have entitlement in any other EU member state will not be able to file an IR based on an EUTM (although they could still do so through a UK Trade Mark).
is, with ‘incoming’ international registrations designating the EU (IR). Paragraph 4 deals with conversion, transformation and replacement. The Guidelines are not intended to, and cannot, add to or subtract from the substance of Title XIII EUTMR. The EUIPO is also bound by the provisions of the Madrid Protocol and the Common Regulations (CR).
where your comparable trade mark ( IR) corresponds to an EU subsequent designation, it will inherit the date of EU protection for that designation. This date will be used for future renewals, Annex K includes a list of short names and two-letter codes accepted for use in indicating States, other entities and intergovernmental organizations (and their Offices) in documents … ( EUIPO )(13)(14)….. EM EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE … IR Iran (Islamic Republic of) IS Iceland. PCT Applicant’s Guide – International Phase – Annex K Page 7 …
