This Learning Plan covers an introduction to Absolute Grounds examination and to the most common types of trade marks examined under Article 7(1)(c). It will help you to:
- identify the key aspects to consider when assessing a trade mark on Absolute Grounds
- resolve if a sign is descriptive of the goods and services it applies for
- determine when a mark, considered as a whole, passes the Absolute Grounds check
- sustain your reasoning and conclusions on sound evidence from appropriate sources
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Not started Absolute Grounds Examination: General principles
The examination based Absolute Grounds (AG) for refusal is one of the steps that a trade mark application must go through to be registered as an EU trade mark.With this introduction course you will become familiar with the basics of AG examination, including the registration process of an EU trade mark and the general principles governing AG examination. If you are starting your career as tra...
Not started AG examination: Combination of words
This short course will help you understand how a trade mark application for a combination of words is examined based on Absolute Grounds for refusal. If you are an examiner, you will be able to assess marks that include combinations of words in compliance with the regulations and to draft well-founded objection letters for this type of trade mark. If you are a trade mark applicant or legal rep...
Not started AG examination: Misspellings
This short course will help you understand how an application for a word mark with a misspelling is examined based on Absolute Grounds for refusal.If you are an examiner, you will be able to assess marks that include misspellings in compliance with the regulations and to draft well-founded objection letters for this type of trade mark. If you are a trade mark applicant or legal representative, y...
Not started AG examination: Multiple meanings
This short course will help you understand how an application for a word mark with more than one meaning is examined based on Absolute Grounds for refusal.If you are an examiner, you will be able to assess marks with multiple meanings in compliance with the regulations and to draft well-founded objection letters for such trade marks.If you are a trade mark applicant or legal representative, you wi...
Not started AG examination: Abbreviations and acronyms
This short course will help you understand how an application for an acronym (a word composed of the first letters of each word in a phrase) or an abbreviation (the short form of a word or phrase) as a trade mark is examined based on Absolute Grounds for refusal.If you are an examiner, you will be able to assess marks that include acronyms and abbreviations in compliance with the regulations and ...
Not started AG examination: Subject matter
This short course will help you understand how an application for a sign that is related to a subject matter is examined based on Absolute Grounds for refusal. If you are an examiner, you will be able to assess marks under this category in compliance with the regulations and to draft well-founded objection letters for this type of trade mark. If you are a trade mark applicant or legal representa...
Not started AG examination: Geographical origin
This short course will help you understand how an application for a mark including a geographical location is examined based on Absolute Grounds for refusal. If you are an examiner, you will be able to assess marks under this category in compliance with the regulations and to draft well-founded objection letters for this type of trade mark.If you are a trade mark applicant or legal representa...
Not started AG examination: Single letters
This short course will help you understand how an application for a mark consisting of one single letter is examined based on Absolute Grounds for refusal. If you are an examiner, you will be able to assess marks under this category in compliance with the regulations and to draft well-founded objection letters for this type of trade mark.If you are a trade mark applicant or legal repres...
Not started AG examination: Numerals
This short course will help you understand how an application for a word mark consisting of a single number is examined based on Absolute Grounds for refusal. If you are an examiner, you will be able to assess marks under this category in compliance with the regulations and to draft well-founded objection letters for this type of trade mark.If you are a trade mark applicant or legal represent...
Not started AG examination: Names of colours
This short course will help you understand how an application for a word mark including the name of one or more colours is examined based on Absolute Grounds for refusal. If you are an examiner, you will be able to assess marks under this category in compliance with the regulations and to draft well-founded objection letters for this type of trade mark.If you are a trade mark applicant or leg...
Not started AG examination: City or country name with year
This short course will help you understand how an application for a trade mark including the name of a city or a country combined with a year is examined based on Absolute Grounds for refusal. If you are an examiner, you will be able to assess marks that include a city or country name with a year in compliance with the regulations and to draft well-founded objection letters for this type of t...
Not started AG examination: Figurative marks
This short course will help you understand how an application for a figurative mark is examined based on Absolute Grounds for refusal. If you are an examiner, you will be able to assess marks under this category in compliance with the regulations and to draft well-founded objection letters for this type of trade mark. If you are a trade mark applicant or legal representative, you will be able to...
Not started AG examination: Newspapers
This short course will help you understand how an application for the name of a newspaper is examined based on Absolute Grounds for refusal. If you are an examiner, you will be able to assess marks under this category in compliance with the regulations and to draft well-founded objection letters for this type of trade mark. If you are a trade mark applicant or legal representative, you will be a...