# Directive (EU) 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 (Recast) (Text with EEA relevance), Article 36: Additional grounds for invalidity

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

In addition to the grounds for invalidity provided for in Article 4, where appropriate with the exception of Article 4(1)(c) concerning signs or indications which may serve, in trade, to designate the geographical origin of the goods or services, and Article 5, a collective mark which is registered in breach of Article 31 shall be declared invalid unless the proprietor of the mark, by amending the regulations governing use, complies with the requirements of Article 31.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2015/2436/article/36 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2015-2436/article-36
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