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The total price is A PDF-Download will be sent to you electronically. Source: www. In the said notification, it is indicated that the law applicable in Sint Maarten does not provide for the division of registrations of a mark nor for the merger of registrations of a mark.
As a result, the Office will not present to WIPO requests for the division of an international registration under Rule 27bis 1 nor requests for the merger of international registrations resulting from division under Rule 27ter 2 a. In the said notification, the IP Office has declared that its law does not provide for the merger of registrations of a mark and that, as a result, its Office will not present to the International Bureau of WIPO requests for the merger of international registrations resulting from division under new Rule 27ter 2 a.
For further information, please click here Source: www. One of the changes concerns the collective mark, which will be replaced by two variants as of March 1, the "new-style" collective mark and certification marks.
Owners of collective marks filed before March 1, , need to notify the authorities of their choice for one of these variants as a premise for the next renewal. Respective trademark owners have been notified by BOIP.
The differences of at a glance: New-style collective mark - Serves to inform that the products or services are provided by a business that is a member of a given organization - Owner must be an association or a legal entity under public law - Can indicate a geographical origin Certification mark - Serves to inform that the products or services meet certain requirements - Owner is not allowed to market the products and services himself - Cannot certify geographical origin For more information, please check the BOIP's website Source: www.
Therefore, in accordance with Articles 27 3 c , 28 3 b , 30 1 i and 30 2 of the Act, the Act and the declarations made under Articles 4 1 b , 11 1 a and 17 3 c of the same Act, will enter into force, with respect to Benelux, on December 18, More information on the declarations is available here Source: www.
From January 1, , the basic fee for trademark applications and renewals will no longer cover three classes of goods or services. A basic fee will cover one class and a fee for each extra class of goods or services will be added.
The aim is to encourage registration of trademarks for the goods and services for which they will actually be used, and to prevent the descriptions to be too broad. With respect to trademark renewals, it will be possible from January onwards to renew a trademark registration for only some of the indicated classes.
In the case of applications for designs there will no longer be a supplement per added image. The fee structure for designs will be simplified by doing away with the outdated splitting of costs for applications for designs. Further, from January onwards, the same fee level and structure as applies to trademarks will be applied to modifications of design registrations.
For more information on the official fees, please check here currently only available in Dutch Source: www. The instrument was accompanied by a declaration under Article 19, according to which: "The Benelux Office for Intellectual Property has been designated as the common office for the three Benelux countries. The territories of the three countries to which the Benelux Convention on Intellectual Property trademarks and designs applies are, as a whole, considered to be one single Contracting Party for the purposes of Articles 1, 3 to 18 and 31 of the Geneva Act".
For more information on The Hague Notification No. The Bill, after its publication as Act, shall enter into force at a time to be determined by Royal Decree. The debate in the Senate concentrated on a provision of the Bill that gives the court the ability to order the unsuccessful party to pay the full legal costs of the other party the Provision. The Provision forms no part of the EU Trade Secrets Directive so the Netherlands opted for a broader protection for trade secrets than the directive provides.
For more information, please click here Source: www. It aims at protecting undisclosed know-how and business information trade secrets against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure. Amongst other provisions, the Act introduces new legal actions and an increased protection of the confidentiality of trade secrets in the course of legal proceedings.
The basis of a cancellation action may be: 1. The trademark has not been genuinely used during the last 5 years since it has been registered. The trademark is not inherently registrable. The trademark is confusingly similar to a prior registered mark. In case the trademark proprietor does not defend himself against the cancellation action or if he loses the procedure and no appeal has been filed, half of the official fees will be reimbursed.
Also, more than one ground can be combined in the Benelux cancellation procedure, e. For more information, please check here Source: www. This Court established a new chamber consisting of judges from national courts of the Member States of the Benelux. It is expected that change will result in a more consistent and harmonious case law. Opening up oppositions to holders of well know trademark With regard to opposition proceedings, the BCIP will also allow holders of well known trademarks to oppose to the registration of younger marks.
Currently, opposition can only be based on an identical trademark, a confusingly similar trademark or a well-known mark. Invalidation or cancellation actions before the BOIP As per June 1, , it will be possible to seek invalidation or cancellation of registered marks with the BOIP in administrative procedures.
It will no longer be required to initiate judicial proceedings. The new IP regime will apply to any Luxembourg-resident taxpayer carrying out a business activity in Luxembourg. It should be noted that the former IP regime will still apply to IP income of Luxembourg entities received between 1 July and 31 December on IP rights developed or purchased before 1 July As from 1 January , the transitional provisions have been repealed and replaced by the new article 50ter of LITL.
More information can be seen here Source: www. The new tariffs are automatically and correctly calculated in the online application on the website of BOIP. A list of the amended fees can be seen here Source: www. BOIP tariff's have remained unchanged since On September 28, , the Management Board decided to increase them. In , the tariff for filing a trademark will be EUR The tariff for filing a single design will be EUR Further information can be seen here Source: www.
Such box was made available in MeF on December 1, , which means that in the period from January 6, to December 1, , it was not possible for applicants to make such a declaration. It is optional for the applicant to make such declaration. However, if the applicant wants to make this declaration it must in principal be made at the time of filing the international application.
There is no time limit to ask for this correction. A request for such correction must be submitted through BOIP, using the available electronic form here Further information can be found here Source: www.
Owners will receive a confirmation by email once the payment has been processed. This confirmation contains a reference to the online Designs Register, where they can always find the most up-to-date information on their design registration. Renewal certificates will no longer be received by post.
The Bureau in Sint Maarten takes care of the assessment of the applications on absolute grounds and delivers the titles.
Applications, requests for renewal and other requests concerning Sint Maarten trademarks received between October 1st and October 5th will be given the time of their actual receipt and will be processed accordingly.
A trademark representative has to be recognized by BIP SXM who will publish a list on their website of all Sint Maarten trademark representatives registered at the Bureau.
The registration form for the representatives can be found here Further, a list of the applicable fees, as per October 1st, , of the Bureau for Intellectual Property Sint Maarten, can be found here Source: www.
As from this day, entrepreneurs active on Sint Maarten can protect their national as well as their international trademarks via a electronic procedure. In addition to the registration system , there is a fully online trademarks register available for Sint Maarten. This register will provide real-time information regarding the current trademark rights on Sint Maarten and facilitate the procedure for acquiring rights quickly and efficiently.
The BOIP will take care of the back-office activities. For its part, the BIP SXM will be responsible for the execution of the legal tasks from the Trademarks Ordinance and disseminating information to the public.
With these activities, the BOIP has further expanded its network of international partnerships. This new system will speed up the registration proceedings. Important modifications are: - Registration certificates for designs will no longer be sent. A copy of the registered design can be printed out through the online register.
This copy will have the same legal status as a copy issued by BOIP. From September drawings or designs will be published daily in the register. The Benelux Designs Gazette will therefore no longer be published. All information previously available in the Benelux Designs Gazette is now available in the online register. This register contains the details and images of the drawings and designs registered in the Benelux valid on January 1, or registered on a later date.
The details of, among others, renewals and changes of the registrations can also be consulted via the register. The publication will initially be updated monthly.
Review the 2-letter and 3-letter country codes for the EU in alphabetical order by country. These include partially recognized countries that have a code, like Kosovo, and border countries, like Turkey and Armenia. Arranged in alphabetical order by country, the rest of the European country and calling codes are here.
European country codes have a plethora of purposes that go beyond government paperwork. These codes can be used in mapping and geographic information systems.
They are also great when it comes to large statistics for the European continent or the world at large. Knowing the European country code can make the relevant numbers a breeze to find. While only the codes for Europe are covered here, these country code abbreviations are designated for every continent.
For every country or partial country that is recognized in Europe, there is a code. The most recognized country code is just two letters, but there are other codes available. These organization abbreviations actually create a new word. Staff Writer. All rights reserved. European Union Country two letter codes.
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