# Directive 2008/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2008 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks (Codified version) (Text with EEA relevance) (repealed)

EU Directive 2008/95 · adopted 22 October 2008

Directive 2008/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2008 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks (Codified version) (Text with EEA relevance) (repealed)

## Introductory text

Directive 2008/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 22 October 2008
to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks
(Codified version)
(Text with EEA relevance) (repealed)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 Communication

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## 17 Repeal

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## 18 Entry into force

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## 19 Addressees

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## Signature

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## A 

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## B 

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## Annex II 

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2008/95 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2008-95
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