European Community trade mark : commentary to the European Community regulations

Table of Legislation:- First Council Directive 89/104/EEC of 21 December 1988 to Approximate the Laws of the Member States Relating to Trade Marks. Council Regulation 40/94 of 20 December 1993 on the Community Trade Mark. Commission Regulation 2868/95 of 13 December 1995 Implementing the Council Regulation on the Community Trade Mark. Commission Regulation 2869/95 of 13 December 1995 on the Fees Payable to the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Design). Commission Regulation 216/96 of 5 February 1996 Laying Down the Rules of Procedure for the Boards of Appeal of the Office for Harmonization of the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Design). Statements for Entry in the Minutes of the Council Meeting at Which the Regulation was Adopted. Proposal for a Council Decision Approving the Accession of the European Community to the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks, Adopted at Madrid on 27 June 1989. Proposal for a Council Regulation Modifying the Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 of 20 December 1993 on the Community Trade Mark to Give Effect to the Accession of the European Community to the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks, Adopted at Madrid on 27 June 1989. Comments. General Provisions M.J.M. van Kaam. Absolute Grounds for Refusal T. Mollet-Vieville. Relative Grounds for Refusal and Invalidity C. Morcom, M. Edenborough. Reputed Trade Marks W. von Meibom, F. Rodiger. International Exhaustion: the European Dimension H. Goddar, A. Ebert-Weidenfeller. International Exhaustion: The World-Wide Dimension R.M. Wincler. The Madrid System and the Community Trade Mark G.F. Kunze. Transfer and License W.A. Hoyng. Entitlement F. Lopez de Rego. Rights Conferred M. Franzosi. Collective Trade Marks J. Feldges, I. Frost. Likelihood of Association Ch. Gielen. The Registration Procedure A. de Elzaburu, M.A. Baz. Jurisdiction and Procedure in Legal Actions V. Scordamaglia. Community Trade Marks and Domestic Laws S. Sandri. The Impact of the Community Trade Mark on Applicants in Non-Member Countries F. Calvetti.