# First Council Directive of 21 December 1988 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks (89/104/EEC) (repealed)

EU Directive 1989/104 · adopted 21 December 1988

First Council Directive of 21 December 1988 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks (89/104/EEC) (repealed)

## Introductory text

First Council Directive
of 21 December 1988
to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks
(89/104/EEC) (repealed)
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## 1 Scope

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## 2 Signs of which a trade mark may consist

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## 3 Grounds for refusal or invalidity

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## 4 Further grounds for refusal or invalidity concerning conflicts with earlier rights

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## 5 Rights conferred by a trade mark

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## 6 Limitation of the effects of a trade mark

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## 7 Exhaustion of the rights conferred by a trade mark

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## 8 Licensing

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## 9 Limitation in consequence of acquiescence

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## 10 Use of trade marks

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## 11 Sanctions for non use of a trade mark in legal or administrative proceedings

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## 12 Grounds for revocation

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## 13 Grounds for refusal or revocation or invalidity relating to only some of the goods or services

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## 14 Establishment a posteriori of invalidity or revocation of a trade mark

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## 15 Special provisions in respect of collective marks, guarantee marks and certification marks

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## 16 National provisions to be adopted pursuant to this Directive

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## 17 Addressees

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1989/104 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1989-104
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