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Directive (EU) No. 2015/2436 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2015 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks (Text with EEA relevance), European Union (EU)

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Year of Version 2016

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Entry into force: January 12, 2016

Adopted: December 16, 2015

Type of Text Main IP Laws

Subject Matter Trademarks

Subject Matter (secondary) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, IP Regulatory Body

Notes The notification by the European Union to the WTO under Article 63.2 of TRIPS states:
'The Directive modernizes and improves the trademark systems of the EU member States, by amending outdated provisions, increasing legal certainty and clarifying trade mark rights in terms of their scope and limitations. It achieves greater approximation of national trade mark laws and procedures in the EU with the aim of making them more consistent with the EU trade mark system, by (a) adding further substantive rules and (b) introducing principal procedural rules into the Directive in accordance with provisions contained in the Regulation. It facilitates cooperation between the trademark offices of the member States and the European Union Intellectual Property Office for the purpose of promoting convergence of practices and the development of common tools.'

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Bulgarian Директива (ЕС) № 2015/2436 на Европейския парламент и на Съвета от 16 декември 2015 година за сближаване на законодателствата на държавите членки относно марките (Текст от значение за ЕИП) PDF HTML

Greek Οδηγία (ΕΕ) № 2015/2436 του Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου και του Συμβουλίου, της 16ης Δεκεμβρίου 2015, για την προσέγγιση των νομοθεσιών των κρατών μελών περί σημάτων (αναδιατύπωση) (Κείμενο που παρουσιάζει ενδιαφέρον για τον ΕΟΧ) PDF HTML

Czech Směrnice Evropského parlamentu a Rady (EU) № 2015/2436 ze dne 16. prosince 2015, kterou se sbližují právní předpisy členských států o ochranných známkách (Text s významem pro EHP) PDF HTML

Slovak Smernica Európskeho parlamentu a Rady (EÚ) № 2015/2436 zo 16. decembra 2015 o aproximácii právnych predpisov členských štátov v oblasti ochranných známok (Text s významom pre EHP) PDF HTML

German Richtlinie (EU) № 2015/2436 des Europäischen Parlaments und des Rates vom 16. Dezember 2015 zur Angleichung der Rechtsvorschriften der Mitgliedstaaten über die Marken (Text von Bedeutung für den EWR) PDF HTML

Dutch Richtlijn (EU) № 2015/2436 van het Europees Parlement en de Raad van 16 december 2015 betreffende de aanpassing van het merkenrecht der lidstaten (Voor de EER relevante tekst) PDF HTML

Swedish Europaparlamentets och rådets direktiv (EU) № 2015/2436 av den 16 december 2015 för tillnärmning av medlemsstaternas varumärkeslagstiftning (Text av betydelse för EES) PDF HTML

Danish Europa-Parlamentets og Rådets direktiv (EU) № 2015/2436 af 16. december 2015 om indbyrdes tilnærmelse af medlemsstaternes lovgivning om varemærker (EØS-relevant tekst) PDF HTML

Finnish Euroopan parlamentin ja neuvoston direktiivi (EU) № 2015/2436, annettu 16 päivänä joulukuuta 2015, jäsenvaltioiden tavaramerkkilainsäädännön lähentämisestä (ETA:n kannalta merkityksellinen teksti) PDF HTML

Estonian Euroopa Parlamendi ja nõukogu direktiiv (EL) № 2015/2436, 16. detsember 2015, kaubamärke käsitlevate liikmesriikide õigusaktide ühtlustamise kohta (EMPs kohaldatav tekst) PDF HTML

Latvian Eiropas Parlamenta un Padomes Direktīva (ES) № 2015/2436 (2015. gada 16. decembris), ar ko tuvina dalībvalstu tiesību aktus attiecībā uz preču zīmēm (Dokuments attiecas uz EEZ) PDF HTML

Polish Dyrektywa Parlamentu Europejskiego i Rady (UE) № 2015/2436 z dnia 16 grudnia 2015 r. mająca na celu zbliżenie ustawodawstw państw członkowskich odnoszących się do znaków towarowych (Tekst mający znaczenie dla EOG) PDF HTML

Portuguese Dyrektywa Parlamentu Europejskiego i Rady (UE) № 2015/2436 z dnia 16 grudnia 2015 r. mająca na celu zbliżenie ustawodawstw państw członkowskich odnoszących się do znaków towarowych (Tekst mający znaczenie dla EOG) PDF HTML

Maltese Direttiva (UE) № 2015/2436 tal-Parlament Ewropew u tal-Kunsill tas-16 ta' Diċembru 2015 biex jiġu approssimati l-liġijiet tal-Istati Membri dwar it-trade marks (Test b'rilevanza għaż-ŻEE) PDF HTML

Italian Direttiva (UE) № 2015/2436 del Parlamento europeo e del Consiglio, del 16 dicembre 2015, sul ravvicinamento delle legislazioni degli Stati membri in materia di marchi d'impresa (Testo rilevante ai fini del SEE) PDF HTML

Slovenian Direktiva (EU) № 2015/2436 Evropskega parlamenta in Sveta z dne 16. decembra 2015 o približevanju zakonodaje držav članic v zvezi z blagovnimi znamkami (Besedilo velja za EGP) PDF HTML

Croatian Direktiva (EU) № 2015/2436 Europskog parlamenta i Vijeća od 16. prosinca 2015. o usklađivanju zakonodavstava država članica o žigovima (Tekst značajan za EGP) PDF HTML

French Directive (UE) n° 2015/2436 du Parlement européen et du Conseil du 16 décembre 2015 rapprochant les législations des États membres sur les marques (Texte présentant de l'intérêt pour l'EEE) PDF HTML

English Directive (EU) No. 2015/2436 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2015 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks (Text with EEA relevance) PDF HTML

Romanian Directiva (UE) № 2015/2436 a Parlamentului European și a Consiliului din 16 decembrie 2015 de apropiere a legislațiilor statelor membre cu privire la mărci (Text cu relevanță pentru SEE) PDF HTML

Spanish Directiva (UE) N° 2015/2436 del Parlamento Europeo y del Consejo, de 16 de diciembre de 2015, relativa a la aproximación de las legislaciones de los Estados miembros en materia de marcas (Texto pertinente a efectos del EEE) PDF HTML

Hungarian Az Európai Parlament és a Tanács (EU) № 2015/2436 irányelve (2015. december 16.) a védjegyekre vonatkozó tagállami jogszabályok közelítéséről (EGT-vonatkozású szöveg) PDF HTML

Lithuanian 2015 m. gruodžio 16 d. Europos Parlamento ir Tarybos direktyva (ES) № 2015/2436, valstybių narių teisės aktams, susijusiems su prekių ženklais, suderinti (Tekstas svarbus EEE) PDF HTML

Legislation

Relates to (1 text(s))

Relates to (1 text(s))

Federal Law on Amendments of the Law on Trademark Protection 1970, Law on Patents 1970, Law on Utility Models, Law on Semiconductor Protection, Law on Design Protection 1990 and Law on Patent Office Fees (BGBl. I No. 124/2017) (AT159)

Is implemented by (31 text(s))

Is implemented by (31 text(s))

Industrial Property Act (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 45/01 of June 7, 2001, amended up to July 27, 2023) (SI096)

Law on Amendments to the Industrial Property Act (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 76/23 of July 12, 2023) (SI097)

Law on Trademarks (as amended on March 7, 2023) (LV155)

Trade Marks Act (consolidated text of January 16, 2023) (EE249)

Act No. 441/2003 Coll., of December 3, 2003, on Trade Marks and Amending Act No. 6/2002 Coll., on Courts, Judges, Presidents and the State Administration of Courts and on Amendment to Some Other Acts (Act on Courts and Judges) [Trade Marks Act, as amended up to Act No. 261/2021 Coll.] (CZ122)

Law No. VIII-1981 of October 10, 2000, on Trademarks (as amended up to Law No. XIII-2736 of December 19, 2019, in force from January 1, 2022) (LT116)

Act No. 71/2020 of June 24, 2020, on Amendments to Trademarks Act No. 45/1997 (IS116)

Act on Amendments to the Industrial Property Act (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia No. 23/20) (SI081)

Act on Amendments to the Industrial Property Act (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 23/20 of March 14, 2020) (SI091)

Law No. 112 of July 8, 2020, on Amendments to Law No. 84/1998 on Trademarks and Geographical Indications (RO090)

Law No. 4679/2020 (GR326)

Law on Trademarks and Geographical Indications (SG No. 98/2019, as amended on October 27, 2020) (BG110)

Trade Marks (Amendment) Law of 2020 (Law No. 63 (I) of 2020) (CY063)

Act (2018:1652) Amending the Trademarks Act (2010:1877) (SE215)

Act No. 1533 of December 18, 2018, on Amendments to Trade Marks Act and Other Acts and on the Repeal of the Collective Marks Act (DK208)

Act No. 286/2018 Coll., of November 15, 2018, on Amendments to Act No. 441/2003 Coll. on Trademarks and Act No. 6/2002 Coll., on Courts, Judges, Presidents and the State Administration of Courts and on Amendments to Some Other Acts (Act on Courts and Judges) [Trade Marks Act]; Act No. 221/2006 Coll., on Enforcement of Industrial Property Rights and on Amendments to Act on the Protection of Industrial Property (Act on Enforcement Industrial Property Rights); and Act No. 634/2004 Coll., on Administrative Fees (CZ077)

Act No. 506/2009 Coll. on Trade Marks (as amended up to Act No. 291/2018 Coll.) (SK142)

Act No. LXVII of 2018 on Amendments to Certain Acts on Industrial Property (HU122)

Act No. XI of 1997 on the Protection of Trademarks and Geographical Indications (consolidated text of January 1, 2019) (HU126)

Act of February 20, 2019, on Amendments to the Act on Industrial Property (PL105)

Decree No. 2019-1316 of December 9, 2019, on Marks for Goods or Services (FR609)

European Union (Trade Mark) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 561/2018) (IE256)

Industrial Property Code (approved by Decree-Law No. 110/2018 of December 10, 2018, and amended by Decree-Law No. 9/2021 of January 29, 2021) (PT194)

Law on Marks and Geographical Indications (SG No. 81/1999, repealed on December 13, 2019) (BG083)

Royal Decree No. 306/2019 of April 26, 2019, on Amendments to the Regulation on the Implementation of Law No. 17/2001 of December 7, 2001, on Trademarks, approved by Royal Decree No. 687/2002 of July 12, 2002 (ES242)

Trade Marks (Amendment) Rules 2018 (S.I. No. 562/2018) (IE255)

Trademarks Act (OG No. 14/2019) (HR137)

Law of July 20, 2018, on Approval of the Protocol Amending the Benelux Convention on Intellectual Property (Trademarks and Designs), as regards the Implementation of Directive (EU) 2015/2436, done in Brussels, December 11, 2017 (LU059)

Royal Decree-Law No. 23/2018 of December 21, 2018, on the Transposition of Directives in the field of Trademarks, Rail Transport and Package Travel and Related Travel Services (ES243)

Law No. 17/2017 of February 16, 2017, on Amendments to Law No. 9947 of July 7, 2008, on Industrial Property (AL077)

Trade Marks Law (as amended up to Law No. 63(I)/2020) (CY064)

Treaties

Paris Convention(March 20, 1883)
Nice Agreement(June 15, 1957)
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement)(April 15, 1994)

WTO Document Reference

IP/N/1/EU/4

IP/N/1/EU/T/5

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