1. | Legislation on Trademarks | ||
1.1 | International legislation | ||
1.2 | National legislation | ||
1.2.1 | Trademark Law | ||
1.2.2 | Unfair Competition Law | ||
2. | Protected Signs | ||
2.1 | Registered signs | ||
2.2 | Unregistered signs | ||
2.3 | Company names/Trade names | ||
3. | Registration of Trademarks | ||
3.1 | Owner | ||
3.2 | Trademarks | ||
3.3 | Goods and services | ||
3.4 | Priority | ||
3.5 | Absolute grounds for refusal | ||
3.5.1 | Absolute grounds for refusal | ||
3.5.2 | Secondary meaning | ||
3.6 | Relative grounds for refusal | ||
3.7 | Term of protection | ||
3.8 | Fees | ||
3.9 | Remedies | ||
3.10 | Flowchart: Registration proceedings | ||
4. | Enforcement | ||
4.1 | Scope of Protection | ||
4.1.1 | Use of a trademark | ||
4.1.2 | Identity of signs and goods/services | ||
4.1.3 | Likelihood of confusion | ||
4.1.4 | Trademarks with a reputation | ||
4.1.5 | Unregistered marks/trade names | ||
4.2 | Limitations of trademark rights | ||
4.2.1 | Own name, descriptive and referential use | ||
4.2.2 | Exhaustion | ||
4.3 | Claims for trademark infringement | ||
4.3.1 | Injunction | ||
4.3.2 | Removal/Destruction | ||
4.3.3 | Disclosure of information | ||
4.3.4 | Disclosure of bank information | ||
4.3.5 | Monetary claims | ||
4.3.6 | Publication of judgment | ||
4.3.7 | Statute of limitations | ||
4.3.8 | Establishment of an infringement | ||
4.4 | Defences | ||
4.5 | Infringement Proceedings | ||
4.5.1 | Administrative proceedings | ||
4.5.2 | Civil proceedings | ||
4.5.3 | Criminal proceeding | ||
4.5.4 | Border detention measures | ||
5. | Loss of Protection | ||
5.1 | Declaration of invalidity and revocation | ||
5.1.1 | Differences between invalidity and revocation | ||
5.1.2 | Invalidity | ||
5.1.3 | Revocation based on non-use | ||
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5.1.4 | Revocation of generic trademarks | ||
5.1.5 | Revocation of deceptive trademarks | ||
5.1.6 | Revocation and invalidity proceedings | ||
5.2 | Acquiescence | ||
6. | Licences | ||
7. | Securities | ||
8. | Assignment | ||
9. | Change of name and address | ||
10. | Representation | ||
10.1 | Industrial Property Office | ||
10.2 | Courts | ||
