Article 10 Grounds for opposition
United Kingdom
A reasoned statement of opposition as referred to in Article 51(2) shall be admissible only if it is received by the F1Secretary of State within the time limit set out in that paragraph and if it:
shows that the conditions referred to in Article 5 and Article 7(1) are not complied with;
shows that the registration of the name proposed would be contrary to Article 6(2), (3) or (4);
shows that the registration of the name proposed would jeopardise the existence of an entirely or partly identical name or of a trade mark or the existence of products which have been legally on the market for at least five years preceding the date of the publication provided for in point (a) of Article 50(2); or
gives details from which it can be concluded that the name for which registration is requested is a generic term.
The grounds for opposition shall be assessed in relation to the territory of F2Great Britain, except that, in relation to paragraph 1(d), the grounds for opposition must be assessed in relation to the territory of the United Kingdom.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in Art. 10(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 18(11)(a)
- F2
Words in Art. 10(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 18(11)(b)