Translation of "Système de dépôt des demandes de marque " (French → English) :

In order to provide for an effective and efficient regime for the filing of European trade mark applications including priority and seniority claims, the power to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of specifying the means and modalities of filing a European trade mark application, the details regarding the formal conditions of a European trade mark application, the content of that application, the type of application fee, as well as the details on the proc ...[+++]edures for ascertaining reciprocity, claiming the priority of a previous application, an exhibition priority and the seniority of a national trade mark.

(29) In order to provide for an effective and efficient regime for the filing of European trade mark applications including priority and seniority claims, the power to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of specifying the means and modalities of filing a European trade mark application, the details regarding the formal conditions of a European trade mark application, the content of that application, the type of application fee, as well as the details on the ...[+++] procedures for ascertaining reciprocity, claiming the priority of a previous application, an exhibition priority and the seniority of a national trade mark.

(29) In order to provide for an effective and efficient regime for the filing of European trade mark applications including priority and seniority claims, the power to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of specifying the means and modalities of filing a European trade mark application, the details regarding the formal conditions of a European trade mark application, the content of that application, as well as the details on the procedures for ascertaining ...[+++]reciprocity, claiming the priority of a previous application, an exhibition priority and the seniority of a national trade mark.

By adopting these acts, it will be possible for firms to profit from the advantages of the Community trade mark through the Madrid Protocol and vice versa by allowing Community trade mark applicants and holders of such trade marks to apply for international protection of their trade marks through the filing of an international application under the Madrid Protocol and, conversely, holders of international registrations under the Madrid Protocol to apply for protection of their trade marks under the Community trade mark system.

If the language chosen is not the same as either of these two languages, the party opposing the application or the appellant must produce a translation of his document either in the language used for the trade mark application, if it is one of the five languages mentioned above, or in the second language indicated when the application was filed.

The second Commission Regulation adopted, referred to as "the Fees Regulation", determines in particular the amount of the fees, payable to the Harmonisation Office and the ways in which they must be paid. In addition, the Regulation empowers the President of the Office, subject to certain conditions, to lay down the charges which may be payable to the Office in respect of services it may render, like the delivery of extracts from the Office's register. Pursuant to the Fees Regulation, the amount of the main fees (which must be paid in Ecus) have been set as follows: Type of fee Amount (in Ecus) Basic fee for the application for registration of a Commun ...[+++]ity trade mark, covering a maximum of three classes of goods or services 975 Opposition fee 350 Basic fee for the registration of a Community Trade Mark, covering a maximum of three classes of goods and services 1,100 Basic fee for the renewal of an individual mark 2,500 Fee for the application for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity 700 Appeal fee 800 Applications for Community trade mark may be filed as from 1 January 1996.