Non- Traditional trade marks Common Communication Dennis Scheirs 12 June 2017

Abolishment of the requirement for the graphical representation Non-Traditional trade marks: Common Communication BACKGROUND Abolishment of the requirement for the graphical representation Types? Definitions? Electronic formats? Directive (EU) 2015/2436 Table 1: Definitions and means of representation for trade marks contained in Article 3 of the Implementing Regulation Table 2: Accepted electronic file formats for non-traditional trade marks – mono-format approach Table 3: Accepted types of of trade marks Table 4: Definitions of the different types of trade mark Table 5: Accepted electronic file formats for non-traditional trade marks Table 6: Additional electronic file formats accepted Types Definitions Article 3 of IR of EUTMR Electronic formats ?

Intention for Harmonised Implementation Non-Traditional trade marks: Common Communication CHALLENGE Intention for Harmonised Implementation Type Definition Accepted electronic file format Sound Art 3 IR JPEG, MP3 Movement JPEG, MP4 Multimedia MP4 Hologram Table 1: Definitions and means of representation for trade marks contained in Article 3 of the Implementing Regulation Table 2: Accepted electronic file formats for non-traditional trade marks – mono-format approach Table 3: Accepted types of of trade marks Table 4: Definitions of the different types of trade mark Table 5: Accepted electronic file formats for non-traditional trade marks Table 6: Additional electronic file formats accepted Mono - format, but some offices will also accept other formats New types at a later stage possible Common communication is not legally binding

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