
DIRECTIVE 2008/95/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 22 October 2008 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks (Codified version) (Text with EEA relevance) (repealed) 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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Communication
Article 16 
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Repeal
Article 17 
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Entry into force
Article 18 
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Addressees
Article 19 
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ANNEX I

PART A
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PART B
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ANNEX II

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