
COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2017/1430 of 18 May 2017 supplementing Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 on the European Union trade mark and repealing Commission Regulations (EC) No 2868/95 and (EC) No 216/96 (repealed) 

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TITLE I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Subject matter
Article 1 
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TITLE II
PROCEDURE FOR OPPOSITION AND PROOF OF USE
Notice of opposition
Article 2 
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Use of languages in opposition proceedings
Article 3 
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Information to the parties to opposition proceedings
Article 4 
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Admissibility of the opposition
Article 5 
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Commencement of the adversarial part of the opposition proceedings and prior closure of the proceedings
Article 6 
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Substantiation of the opposition
Article 7 
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Examination of the opposition
Article 8 
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Multiple oppositions
Article 9 
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Proof of use
Article 10 
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TITLE III
AMENDMENT OF THE APPLICATION
Amendment of the application
Article 11 
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TITLE IV
REVOCATION AND INVALIDITY OR ASSIGNMENT
Application for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity
Article 12 
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Languages used in revocation or invalidity proceedings
Article 13 
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Information to the parties concerning an application for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity
Article 14 
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Admissibility of an application for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity
Article 15 
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Substantiation of an application for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity
Article 16 
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Examination on the merits of an application for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity
Article 17 
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Multiple applications for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity
Article 18 
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Proof of use in relation to an application for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity
Article 19 
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Request for assignment
Article 20 
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TITLE V
APPEALS
Notice of Appeal
Article 21 
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Statement of Grounds
Article 22 
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Admissibility of an appeal
Article 23 
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Response
Article 24 
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Cross appeal
Article 25 
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Reply and rejoinder in inter partes proceedings
Article 26 
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Examination of the appeal
Article 27 
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Communications by the Board of Appeal
Article 28 
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Comments on questions of general interest
Article 29 
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Reopening of the examination of absolute grounds
Article 30 
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Examination of an appeal as a matter of priority
Article 31 
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Formal content of the Board of Appeal's decision
Article 32 
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Reimbursement of the appeal fee
Article 33 
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Revision and revocation of the decision subject to appeal
Article 34 
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Allocation of an appeal to a Board and designation of a rapporteur
Article 35 
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Cases falling under the authority of a single member
Article 36 
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Referral to the Grand Board
Article 37 
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Change in the composition of a Board
Article 38 
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Deliberation, voting and signing of decisions
Article 39 
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Chairperson of a Board of Appeal
Article 40 
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Rapporteur to a Board of Appeal
Article 41 
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Registry
Article 42 
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Order of seniority and replacement of members and chairpersons
Article 43 
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Exclusion and objection
Article 44 
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Grand Board
Article 45 
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Presidium of the Boards of Appeal
Article 46 
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President of the Boards of Appeal
Article 47 
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Applicability to appeal proceedings of provisions relating to other proceedings
Article 48 
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TITLE VI
ORAL PROCEEDINGS AND TAKING OF EVIDENCE
Summons to oral proceedings
Article 49 
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Languages of oral proceedings
Article 50 
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Oral evidence of parties, witnesses or experts and inspection
Article 51 
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Commissioning of and opinions by experts
Article 52 
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Minutes of oral proceedings
Article 53 
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Costs of taking of evidence in oral proceedings
Article 54 
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Examination of written evidence
Article 55 
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TITLE VII
NOTIFICATIONS BY THE OFFICE
General provisions on notifications
Article 56 
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Notification by electronic means
Article 57 
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Notification by post or courier
Article 58 
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Public Notification by public notice
Article 59 
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Notification to representatives
Article 60 
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Irregularities in notification
Article 61 
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Notification of documents in the case of several parties
Article 62 
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TITLE VIII
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS AND FORMS
Communications to the Office in writing or by other means
Article 63 
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Annexes to communications by post or courier
Article 64 
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Forms
Article 65 
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Communications by representatives
Article 66 
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TITLE IX
TIME LIMITS
Calculation and duration of time limits
Article 67 
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Extension of time limits
Article 68 
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Expiry of time limits in special cases
Article 69 
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TITLE X
REVOCATION OF A DECISION
Revocation of a decision or entry in the Register
Article 70 
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TITLE XI
SUSPENSION OF PROCEEDINGS
Suspension of proceedings
Article 71 
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TITLE XII
INTERRUPTION OF PROCEEDINGS
Resumption of proceedings
Article 72 
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TITLE XIII
REPRESENTATION
Appointment of a common representative
Article 73 
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Authorisations
Article 74 
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Amendment of the list of professional representatives
Article 75 
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TITLE XIV
PROCEDURES CONCERNING THE INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION OF MARKS
Collective and certification marks
Article 76 
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Opposition proceedings
Article 77 
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Notification of provisional refusals based on an opposition
Article 78 
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Statement of grant of protection
Article 79 
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TITLE XV
FINAL PROVISIONS
Repeal
Article 80 
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Entry into force and application
Article 81 
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