Here you may consult the old guidelines of the Office. They serve purely consultation purposes showing the practice of the Office when they were adopted.
The current practice on trade mark is available under the page ‘Current Trade Mark Practice'.
List of guidelines with regard to the Regulation on the Community trade mark
| Part A: General Provisions |
| Part A: General Provisions |
| Part A, Section 6: Restitutio In Integrum |
| Part B: Examination |
| Part B: Examination |
| Part C: Opposition |
| Part 0: Introduction |
| Part 1: Procedural Matters |
| Part 2, Chapter 1: Identity |
| Part 2, Chapter 2: A. General remarks |
| Part 2, Chapter 2: B. Similarity of Goods and Services |
| Part 2, Chapter 2: C. Similarity of Signs |
| Part 2, Chapter 2: D. Global Assessment |
| Part 3: Trade mark filed by an agent (Art. 8 (3) CTMR) |
| Part 4: Non-registered rights (Art. 8 (4) CTMR) |
| Part 5: Trade marks with reputation (Art. 8 (5) CTMR) |
| Part 6: Proof of Use |
| Part 7: Transitional Rules (Enlargement) |
| Part D |
| Part D, Section 2: Cancellation proceedings, substantive provisions |
| Part E |
| Part E, Section 2: Conversion |
| Part E, Section 3: Changes in an application or registration |
| Part E, Section 4: Transfer |
| Part E, Section 5: Licenses |
| Part E, Section 7: Inspection of Files |
| Part E, Section 8: Interlocutory Revision |
| Part M: International Marks |
| Part M: International Marks |
