
FIRST COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 21 December 1988 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks (89/104/EEC) (repealed) 

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Scope
Article 1 
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Signs of which a trade mark may consist
Article 2 
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Grounds for refusal or invalidity
Article 3 
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Further grounds for refusal or invalidity concerning conflicts with earlier rights
Article 4 
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Rights conferred by a trade mark
Article 5 
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Limitation of the effects of a trade mark
Article 6 
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Exhaustion of the rights conferred by a trade mark
Article 7 
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Licensing
Article 8 
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Limitation in consequence of acquiescence
Article 9 
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Use of trade marks
Article 10 
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Sanctions for non use of a trade mark in legal or administrative proceedings
Article 11 
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Grounds for revocation
Article 12 
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Grounds for refusal or revocation or invalidity relating to only some of the goods or services
Article 13 
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Establishment a posteriori of invalidity or revocation of a trade mark
Article 14 
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Special provisions in respect of collective marks, guarantee marks and certification marks
Article 15 
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National provisions to be adopted pursuant to this Directive
Article 16 
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Addressees
Article 17 
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