Act No. 441 / 2003 Coll.
Act on Trade Marks and Amendment to Act No. 6 / 2002 Coll., on Courts, Judges, Addresses and Government Administration of Courts and on the Amendment of Certain Other Laws (Law on Courts and Judges), as amended, (Law on Trade Marks)
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Effective from 01.04.2004
Contents
ČÁST PRVNÍ
HLAVA I
§ 1
§ 1a
§ 2
§ 3
§ 4
§ 5
§ 7
HLAVA II
§ 8
§ 8a
§ 9
§ 10
§ 10a
§ 10b
§ 11
§ 12
HLAVA III
§ 13
HLAVA IV
§ 15
§ 16
§ 17
§ 18
§ 18a
HLAVA V
§ 19
§ 19a
§ 20
HLAVA VI
§ 21
§ 22
§ 23
§ 24
§ 25
§ 26
§ 26a
§ 26b
§ 27
§ 28
HLAVA VII
§ 29
§ 29a
HLAVA VIII
§ 30
§ 31
§ 31a
§ 32
§ 32a
§ 32b
§ 32c
§ 33
HLAVA IX
§ 35
§ 36
§ 37
§ 38
§ 38a
§ 39
§ 40
§ 40a
§ 40b
§ 40c
§ 40d
HLAVA X
§ 41
§ 42
§ 43
§ 44
§ 45
HLAVA XI
§ 46
§ 47
§ 48
§ 48a
§ 48b
HLAVA XII
§ 50
§ 51
HLAVA XIII
§ 51a
HLAVA XIV
§ 52
§ 54
ČÁST DRUHÁ
§ 55
ČÁST TŘETÍ
§ 56
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441
THE LAW
of 3 December 2003
on trade marks and the amendment of Act No. 6 / 2002 Coll., on Courts, Judges, sitting and administration of courts and on the amendment of certain other laws (Law on Courts and Courts), as amended, (Law on Trade Marks)
Parliament has decided on this law of the Czech Republic:
WITHDRAWAL MARKS
GENERAL PROVISIONS
The concept of a trade mark
This law implements the relevant provisions of the European Union16) and regulates trade marks.
Markings which may constitute a trade mark
A trade mark may, under the conditions laid down by this law, be any indication, in particular the words, including personal names, colour, drawings, letters, figures, the shape of the product or its packaging or sounds, if that marking is eligible
(a) to distinguish the goods or services of one person from those of another person; and
(b) be expressed in the Register of Trade Marks (hereinafter referred to as the Register) in a manner which allows the competent authorities and the public to identify clearly and accurately the subject-matter of the protection granted to the proprietor of the trade mark.
In the territory of the Czech Republic, trade marks which are:
(a) registered in a register kept by the Industrial Property Office (hereinafter referred to as "the Office") (hereinafter referred to as "national trade marks");
(b) with effects for the Czech Republic entered in a register maintained by the International Office of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (14) on the basis of an international application within the meaning of the Madrid Agreement on the international registration of factory or trade marks ("the Madrid Agreement") or the Protocol to the Madrid Agreement ("international trade marks") (1),
(c) registered in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1093 / 2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council ("Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council") in a register maintained by the European Union Intellectual Property Office ("the European Union trade mark"),
(d) in the territory of the Czech Republic known as the "generally known marks" within the meaning of Article 6bis of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property ("the Paris Convention") 3 and Article 16 of the Agreement on Trade Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights.
The earlier mark, taking into account the right of priority applied (Section 20) for the purposes of this Act, means:
(a) registered if the earlier filing date is,
1. national trade mark,
2. international trade mark,
3. European Union trade mark;
(b) a European Union trade mark which, within the meaning of Article 39 and 40 of Regulation (EEC) No 3940 of the European Parliament and of the Council, is entitled to enter the rights of an earlier trade mark (hereinafter referred to as seniority) referred to in points (a) (1) and (2), even if the proprietor of that earlier mark has surrendered or the mark has ceased to exist;
(c) the trade mark applied for pursuant to points (a) and (b), if it is registered;
(d) a generally known mark the protection of which has been established before the date on which the application for a later trade mark was filed and which still exists on that date.
Grounds for refusal of protection
No designation shall be entered in the register,
(a) which cannot constitute a trade mark within the meaning of Article 1a;
(b) which has no distinctive character,
(c) which consists exclusively of indications or indications which may serve in trade to determine the type, quality, quantity, purpose, value, geographical origin or the period of manufacture of products or the supply of services or to indicate other characteristics thereof;
(d) which consists exclusively of indications or particulars which have become common in the normal language or in fair and established commercial practices;
(e) which consist exclusively of the shape or other characteristic which results from the nature of the product itself or which is necessary for the achievement of the technical result or which gives the product a significant utility value;
(f) which is contrary to public policy or good manners;
(g) which could mislead the public, in particular as regards the nature, quality or geographical origin of the product or service;
(h) which contains or reproduces in its essential elements an earlier name for a plant variety registered in accordance with the legislation of the Czech Republic or European Union regulation or international treaties to which the Czech Republic or the European Union is a contracting party, which provide protection for plant variety rights and which concern varieties of the same or closely related species;
(i) which contains a designation benefiting from protection under Article 6ter of the Paris Convention, (3) whose registration has not been authorised by the competent authorities;
(j) which contains characteristics, emblems and coats of arms other than those referred to in Article 6ter of the Paris Convention, (3) where their use is of public interest, unless the competent authority has given its consent;
(k) which contains a sign of high symbolic value, in particular a religious symbol,
(l) whose use is contrary to the provisions of the legislation of the Czech Republic or of the European Union or to the obligations arising for the Czech Republic under international agreements to which the Czech Republic or the European Union is party, in particular where they concern the protection of designations of origin and geographical indications, traditional terms for wine and traditional specialities guaranteed.
The mark referred to in Article 4 (b) to (d) may be entered in the register if the applicant proves that he has acquired such a mark before the trade mark is entered in the register by use in the course of trade in respect of the applicant's products or services for which registration is sought.
(1) The trade mark applied for shall not be entered in the Register on the basis of objections to registration of the trade mark submitted to the Office (hereinafter referred to as "the opposition ').
(a) the proprietor of an earlier trade mark which is identical to the mark applied for and which is protected for the same goods or services for which the mark applied for is to be registered;
(b) the proprietor of an earlier trade mark where there is a likelihood of confusion on the part of the public due to conformity or similarity with the earlier trade mark and the conformity or similarity of the goods or services covered by the trade mark applied for; the likelihood of confusion is also considered to be a likelihood of association with an earlier trade mark,
(c) the proprietor of an earlier trade mark which is identical to or similar to the trade mark applied for, whether or not the trade mark applied for is to be registered for the same, similar or similar goods or services for which the earlier trade mark is protected, and is an earlier trade mark which has a good name in the Czech Republic and, in the case of a European Union trade mark, in the territory of the European Union, and the use of the trade mark applied for without due cause would unduly benefit from or be prejudiced by the distinctive character or the reputation of the earlier trade mark,
(d) the proprietor of the trade mark, where the trade mark application (the application) has been lodged by a representative of the proprietor of the trade mark in his own name and without the consent of that proprietor, unless the representative has duly justified his actions;
(e) a non-registered sign or any other sign used in the course of trade which, before the date of filing of the application, has acquired rights to an unregistered or other sign used in the course of trade, provided that there is a likelihood of confusion on the part of the public due to the conformity or similarity of the registered sign with the unregistered or other sign and the conformity or similarity of the goods or services to which those marks relate; the likelihood of confusion is also considered to be the likelihood of association,
(f) a natural person whose right to the protection of a person, in particular the right to his or her name, the right to his or her own form and the protection of manifestations of a personal nature, may be affected by the mark applied for or, where appropriate, by the person authorised to exercise those rights,
(g) by the person who belongs to the copyright, where the work of the author may be affected by the use of the sign applied for; or
(h) owner of an earlier right of other industrial property, where industrial property rights may be affected by the use of the mark applied for.
(2) The applicant for a trade mark referred to in Article 3 (c) and the applicant for registration of another industrial property right referred to in paragraph 1 (h) may also lodge objections if that right is registered.
(3) Where the person entitled to object pursuant to paragraph 1 (hereinafter referred to as the objector), after the opposition has been lodged, grants written consent to the registration of the trade mark applied for, he shall be entitled to withdraw his opposition and the Office shall suspend the opposition proceedings.
WITHDRAWAL MARKS
Rights conferred by a trade mark
(1) The proprietor of a trade mark has the exclusive right to use the trade mark in conjunction with the goods or services for which it is protected. The proprietor of the registered trade mark shall prove his right by means of an extract from the register or, where appropriate, by a certificate of registration. The proprietor of the trade mark shall be entitled to use the symbol ® together with the trade mark.
(2) Unless otherwise provided for in this law (Sections 10 to 11), no person may, in trade proceedings without the consent of the proprietor of the trade mark:
(a) a sign conforming to the trade mark for goods or services which are identical to those for which the trade mark is registered;
(b) a sign showing, by reason of its conformity or similarity with the trade mark and the conformity or similarity between the goods or services marked by the trade mark and the sign, the likelihood of confusion on the part of the public, including the likelihood of association between the mark and the trade mark,
(c) a sign identical to or similar to the trade mark, whether used for identical, similar or similar goods or services for which the trade mark is protected, and a trade mark having a good name in the Czech Republic, and its use without due cause, would unduly benefit from or be detrimental to the distinctive character or reputation of the trade mark.
(3) For the purposes of paragraph 2, use in the course of trade shall, in particular:
(a) placing labels on products or their packaging;
(b) the supply, placing on the market or storage of products under that sign for that purpose, or the supply or provision of services under that sign;
(c) the import or export of products under this sign;
(d) the use of labels in commercial documents and advertising;
(e) the use of a designation as the name of a legal person or a trading firm or as part of the name of a legal person or a trading firm;
(f) the use of labels in comparative advertising in a manner contrary to other legislation6).
(4) The proprietor of an earlier registered trade mark shall have the right to prevent the carriage of products from third countries to the Czech Republic in the course of trade without being released for free circulation there, provided that such products, including their packaging, are unjustly marked with a trade mark which is identical to or which cannot be distinguished in its essential characteristics from that trade mark. This shall not apply where, in the course of infringement proceedings against a registered trade mark which has been initiated in accordance with the provisions of the directly applicable European Union7), the declarant or the holder of goods provides evidence that the proprietor of that trade mark is not entitled to prohibit the marketing of the products in question in the country of final destination.
(5) Where a trade mark has been registered in the name of the representative of the proprietor of the trade mark without the consent of that proprietor, the proprietor has the right to prohibit the use of the trade mark by that person, unless he duly justifies his action.
Where there is a risk that the packaging, labels, labels, security features or devices or devices evidencing authenticity or any other means on which the trade mark is affixed could be used for goods or services and such use would constitute an infringement of the rights of the proprietor of the trade mark pursuant to Article 8 (2) and (3), the proprietor of the trade mark shall have the right to prohibit the trade in:
(a) place a mark identical to, or similar to, the trade mark on the packaging, labels, labels, security features or devices or devices which attest authenticity or any other means on which the trade mark may be affixed;
(b) offer on the market or place on the market or store for such purposes, or import or export packaging, labels, labels, security features or devices or devices or devices proving authenticity or any other means on which the trade mark may be affixed.
Reproduction of trade marks in dictionaries
Where the reproduction of a registered trade mark published in a dictionary, encyclopedia or similar work in printed or electronic form gives the impression that it is a generic name of goods or services, the proprietor of the trade mark shall have the right to ask the issuer or the publisher to have the reproduction of the trade mark immediately, in the case of a printed form at the latest in the subsequent publication or publication of the work, provided that the trade mark is registered.
Restrictions on the effects of a trade mark
(1) Where use is in accordance with commercial practices and the principles of fair trade, the proprietor of the trade mark shall not be entitled to prohibit third parties from using in the course of trade:
(a) their name and surname or address in the case of a natural person;
(b) indications or indications which do not have distinctive character or which relate to the type, quality, quantity, purpose, value, geographical origin, time of manufacture of the product or service or other characteristics thereof;
(c) a trade mark for the purpose of marking goods or services as goods or services originating from or referring to the proprietor of that trade mark as goods or services of that proprietor, in particular where the use of that trade mark is necessary to indicate the intended purpose of the product or service, in particular for accessories or spare parts.
(2) The proprietor of the trade mark shall be obliged in the course of trade to bear the use of the same or similar mark if the rights to that mark have been acquired before the application is filed and the use of that mark is in accordance with the law of the Czech Republic.
(1) The proprietor of a trade mark is entitled to seek pursuant to another legislature8) that the court prohibit the use of a mark only to the extent that his rights at the time when the action was brought cannot be revoked in accordance with Paragraph 31 (1) (a).
(2) Where a trade mark is registered for at least five years at the date of the application, the proprietor of the trade mark shall, at the defendant's request, provide proof that, during the period of five years preceding the date of the application, the trade mark has been properly used in accordance with Paragraph 13 for the goods or services for which it is registered and on which the application is based, or evidence of the existence of proper reasons for not using it.
(1) The proprietor of an earlier trade mark is not entitled to seek pursuant to another legislation (8) to prohibit the use of a later trade mark if such later trade mark would not be declared invalid pursuant to § 12 (1) or (3) or § 32b (2) or (3).
(2) The proprietor of an earlier trade mark is not entitled to apply under another legislation (8) to the court to prohibit the use of a later trade mark of the European Union if that later trade mark of the European Union would not be declared invalid on the basis of Article 60 (1), (3) or (4), Article 61 (1) or (2) or Article 64 (2) of Regulation (EC) No 45 / 2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
(3) Where the proprietor of an earlier trade mark is not entitled to request that a court prohibit the use of a later trade mark pursuant to paragraph 1 or 2, the proprietor of the later trade mark concerned shall not be entitled to request that the court prohibit the use of an earlier trade mark, even if that earlier right may no longer be invoked against a later trade mark.
Exhaustion of rights from the trade mark
(1) The proprietor of a trade mark is not entitled to prohibit the use on products which have been placed on the market with that trade mark in a Member State of the European Union or another State constituting the European Economic Area by that proprietor or with his consent.
(2) Paragraph 1 shall not apply where the proprietor of a trade mark has reasonable grounds to prohibit the further marketing of the products, in particular where there has been a change or deterioration in the condition of the products after they have been placed on the market.
(1) The proprietor of an earlier trade mark who, for five consecutive years, has knowingly suffered the use of a later trade mark may no longer, on the basis of that earlier trade mark, submit an application for the declaration of later identical or similar trade marks as invalid in respect of the goods or services for which that later trade mark was used, unless the application for a later trade mark was not filed in good faith.
(2) The proprietor of a later trade mark shall not be entitled to prohibit the use of an identical or similar earlier trade mark or to propose its declaration of invalidity, even if the proprietor of the earlier trade mark could no longer exercise his rights under the trade mark.
(3) The user of the earlier mark referred to in Article 7 (1) (e), who, for 5 consecutive years, has knowingly suffered the use of a later mark, cannot, on the basis of his mark, submit an application for a declaration of a later identical or similar mark as invalid in respect of the goods or services for which the latter mark was used, unless the application for a later mark is filed in good faith.
USE OF THE PROTECTIVE NOTE
Use of the trade mark
(1) Where, within 5 years of the date of registration of the trade mark, the proprietor has not started to use the trade mark properly for the goods or services for which it is registered, or where such use has been interrupted for at least a continuous period of 5 years, there shall be consequences pursuant to Sections 10a, 26a, 31 or 32c, unless there are proper reasons for non-use. For international trade marks marked with the Czech Republic, the date of registration shall be deemed to be the date on which the refusal of protection under the Madrid Agreement or the Protocol to the Madrid Agreement can no longer be notified. Where a refusal of protection has been notified on the grounds set out in Paragraph 4 or objections have been brought on the grounds set out in Paragraph 7, the period of five years shall be calculated from the date on which the decision in those proceedings became final and cannot be challenged in court. The proper use of the European Union trade mark shall be assessed in accordance with Article 18 of the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council.
(2) The proper use of the trade mark referred to in paragraph 1 shall also be deemed to be:
(a) the use of the trade mark in a form which differs from that in which the trade mark was registered, irrespective of whether the trade mark is also registered as another trade mark of the same proprietor,
(b) the placing of a trade mark on products or their packaging for export only.
(3) The use of a trade mark with the consent of the proprietor of the trade mark and the use of a collective and certification mark by a person authorised to use it shall be deemed to be the use of the proprietor.
WITHDRAWAL NOTE AS A SUBJECT TO OWN FUNDS
Change of owner
(1) A trade mark may be transferred, irrespective of the transfer of the commercial plant, for all the goods or services for which it is registered, or only for some of them. The transfer of the trade mark shall be made by written contract.
(2) The trade mark is also transferred to the new owner in cases laid down by other legislation10).
(3) The transfer of a trade mark shall take effect by registration. Any Contracting Party may apply for registration of the transfer.
(4) The transfer of a trade mark shall be effective against third parties by registration. The change-over may be applied for by the successor of the original owner or another beneficiary. The proprietor of the trade mark may take action against the Office concerning the treatment of the trade mark on receipt of the application for registration of the transfer of rights to the trade mark.
(5) The facts referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4 The Office shall register within 1 month from the date on which the Office receives all the supporting documents necessary for the implementation of the operation.
(6) The application for registration of a trade mark transfer or transfer shall contain:
(a) details of the identity of the earlier proprietor of the trade mark;
(b) details of the identity of the proprietor of the trade mark; and
(c) an indication of whether the trade mark is transferred or transferred for all the goods or services for which it is registered or only for some of them listed in the order of classes of international classification (9), together with the appropriate class number.
(7) The application for a transfer of a trade mark shall be accompanied by a transfer document or an extract thereof, or, where appropriate, by another document proving the change of the proprietor of the trade mark. The transfer shall be accompanied by proof of the change of trade mark.
(8) Paragraphs 1 to 7 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the transfer or transfer of the application.
(1) The proprietor of a trade mark registered in the Union country of the Paris Convention (3) or in a State which is a member of the World Trade Organisation (17) has the right to lodge before a court an application to determine the right to indicate the change of the proprietor of the trade mark if the trade mark has been registered in the name of a representative without the consent of the proprietor of the trade mark.
(2) Upon final decision of the Court, the Office shall, upon request, indicate the change of the proprietor of the trade mark in the Register and publish this fact in the Bulletin of the Industrial Property Office ("the Bulletin '). The request to indicate the change of the proprietor of the trade mark shall be accompanied by a final decision by the court.
Other rights
(1) A trade mark may be the subject of a lien or other right in rem, the subject of enforcement or execution and may be incorporated into property under another legislation.
(2) The facts referred to in paragraph 1 shall be entered in the Register on request by the Office within a period of 1 month from the date on which the Office receives all the supporting documents necessary for the implementation of the operation.
(3) The application for registration of other rights contains:
(a) details of the identity of the proprietor of the trade mark; and
(b) details of the identity of the authorised person from other rights.
(4) An application for registration of a trade mark lien shall be accompanied by a lien, a judgment of the court or administrative authority; the application for enforcement or execution shall be accompanied by a decision of the court, administrative authority or enforcement order.
(5) The lien on the trade mark shall be entered in the register, unless otherwise provided for by other legislation.
(6) The provisions of paragraphs 1 to 5 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the application.
Licences
(1) The right to use the trade mark may be granted under a licence agreement concluded under another legislature18) for all goods or services for which the trade mark was registered or for some of them. Licences may be granted as exclusive or non-exclusive.
(2) The proprietor of a trade mark may rely on his rights against a licensee who has infringed the provisions of a licence contract in respect of the duration of the licence, the form in which the trade mark may be used, the scope of the goods or services for which the licence was granted, the territory in which the trade mark may be used, or the quality of the goods or services produced or provided by the licensee.
(3) The licensee shall be entitled to intervene in infringement proceedings initiated by the proprietor of a trade mark under another law in order to claim compensation for the damage suffered.
(4) The licence is effective against third parties by registration; any of the Contracting Parties may apply for registration.
(5) The application for registration of a licence shall contain:
(a) details of the identity of the licensor;
(b) details of the identity of the licensee;
(c) the description of the goods or services to which the licence relates or the indication that the licence relates to all the goods or services; and
(d) an indication of whether the licence is exclusive or non-exclusive.
(6) Applications for registration of a licence shall be accompanied by a licence contract or, where appropriate, an extract thereof or any other document proving the granting of the licence.
(7) An application for an amendment to the registration of a licence or, where appropriate, to the registration of the termination of a licence may be made by either Contracting Party.
(8) The provisions of paragraphs 1 to 7 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the licence for the application.
Co-ownership of the trade mark
(1) Where the rights to the same trade mark are conferred on several persons ("joint owners'), relations between them shall be governed by other legislation19).
(2) Unless otherwise agreed by the co-owners, each of its co-owners shall have the right to use the trade mark.
(3) In order to conclude a valid licence agreement pursuant to Paragraph 18, the consent of all joint owners shall be required, unless otherwise agreed; each of the co-owners shall be entitled to exercise rights arising from infringement of the trade mark separately.
(4) The transfer of the trade mark requires the consent of all joint owners. The co-owner shall be entitled, without the consent of the others, to transfer his share only to one of the co-owners; it may transfer its share to a third party only if no co-owner accepts a written offer of transfer within 1 month.
(5) The provisions of paragraphs 1 to 4 shall apply mutatis mutandis to applications submitted to several applicants.
OBSERVATION
Application
(1) The registration of a trade mark is sought by application to the Office; Each application may cover only one trade mark.
(2) The application shall contain:
(a) details of the applicant's identity;
(b) a list of the goods or services for which registration of the trade mark is sought; and
(c) the text, layout or other expression of the mark applied for which complies with the requirements laid down in Article 1a (b).
(3) If the applicant is represented, the application shall contain details of the representative's identity and shall be accompanied by a document of representation.
(4) Where the applicant exercises the right of priority under Paragraph 20, he shall indicate in the application the date of filing of the application from which he derives the right of priority and the State where the application was lodged. If the applicant exercises the right of priority from several applications, he shall at the same time indicate the right of priority for each product or service from which he applies.
(5) In the application, the applicant shall indicate the type of trade mark whose registration he requests. The definition of the different types of trade marks, including the manner in which they are expressed, is set out in Annex 1 to this law.
(6) The Office will publish on its website the technical requirements for the expression of the mark applied for in electronic form. If the mark applied for is not expressed in electronic form, the applicant shall attach a printed picture of it of the size of A8 to A4 which is able to clearly reproduce the mark in all details with all the elements and, where appropriate, colours.
(7) If the expression of the sign applied for does not indicate the orientation of the sign applied for, it shall be indicated by adding the words "upper part 'to each representation. The applicant shall enter the transcription of such data into Latin if the name applied for is in a letter other than Latin.
(8) The submission of samples shall not constitute an appropriate statement of the mark applied for.
(1) The goods or services for which the application has been filed are classified according to the system of international classification of products and services 9). The Office shall publish an international classification of goods and services for the purposes of registration of trade marks on its website.
(2) The goods or services for which the application has been filed must be sufficiently clearly and accurately defined by the applicant to enable the competent authorities and the persons concerned to determine the scope of the protection requested by that definition.
(3) For the purposes of paragraph 2, the general terms contained in the names of classes of international classification or other generic terms may be used provided that they meet the required criteria of clarity and accuracy.
(4) General terms, including general terms, of international classification classes include goods or services which fall within the meaning of that term. The use of these terms does not give rise to protection for products or services which do not fall under the meaning of the term.
(5) Where the applicant requests registration for goods or services falling within more than one class, he shall group the goods or services according to the international classification classes; indicate its number in front of each class and rank it in ascending order.
(6) Products and services are not considered to be alike solely because they occur in the same class according to international classification. Products and services are not considered to be different solely because they occur in different classes according to international classification.
Application date
(1) The Office shall indicate the date of filing of the application. The date on which the application is filed shall give the applicant the right of priority before anyone who submits a later application for the same or similar trade mark for identical or similar goods or services.
(2) The right of priority resulting from the Paris Convention, (3) The applicant must apply already in the application and document it within 3 months of its submission, otherwise the Office will not admit it. The right of priority may be exercised from an application requiring protection in the Union country of the Paris Convention (3) or in a State that is a member of the World Trade Organisation (17); where the State in which the first filing of the application is made is not the Union country of the Paris Convention3) or a member of the World Trade Organisation, 4) the right of priority from such submission may only be granted under conditions of reciprocity. The time limit for proving the right of priority cannot be extended and missed.
(3) At the request of the applicant, the Office shall issue proof of priority (priority document).
PROCEEDINGS FOR ACCESSION
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Contents
ČÁST PRVNÍ
HLAVA I
§ 1
§ 1a
§ 2
§ 3
§ 4
§ 5
§ 7
HLAVA II
§ 8
§ 8a
§ 9
§ 10
§ 10a
§ 10b
§ 11
§ 12
HLAVA III
§ 13
HLAVA IV
§ 15
§ 16
§ 17
§ 18
§ 18a
HLAVA V
§ 19
§ 19a
§ 20
HLAVA VI
§ 21
§ 22
§ 23
§ 24
§ 25
§ 26
§ 26a
§ 26b
§ 27
§ 28
HLAVA VII
§ 29
§ 29a
HLAVA VIII
§ 30
§ 31
§ 31a
§ 32
§ 32a
§ 32b
§ 32c
§ 33
HLAVA IX
§ 35
§ 36
§ 37
§ 38
§ 38a
§ 39
§ 40
§ 40a
§ 40b
§ 40c
§ 40d
HLAVA X
§ 41
§ 42
§ 43
§ 44
§ 45
HLAVA XI
§ 46
§ 47
§ 48
§ 48a
§ 48b
HLAVA XII
§ 50
§ 51
HLAVA XIII
§ 51a
HLAVA XIV
§ 52
§ 54
ČÁST DRUHÁ
§ 55
ČÁST TŘETÍ
§ 56
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Regulation Information
| Citation | Act No. 441 / 2003 Coll., on Trade Marks and Amendment to Act No. 6 / 2002 Coll., on Courts, Judges, Addresses and Government Administration of Courts and on the Amendment of Certain Other Laws (Law on Courts and Judges), as amended, (Trade Marks Act) |
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| Regulation Type | Law |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 19.12.2003 |
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| Effective from | 01.04.2004 |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
The regulation text is for informational purposes only.
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