THE REFORM OF TRADE MARS PROTECTION IN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND IT’S IMPACT ON LEGISLATION OF UKRAINE
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17721/apmv.2016.127.1.80-86Abstract
The adoption of the EU in 2015 the Directive 2015/2436 and Regulation 2015/2424 resulted in significant changes for the protection of trade marks at the level of the Member States and the EU trade mark. These changes are the result of the policy of the entire approximation of Member States laws in all issues of trademarks, which differs from the harmonization of «minimum rights» and the EU approach to harmonization of legislation on other industrial property objects. Comparison of changes to EU legislation and legislation of Ukraine demonstrates the necessity of making a number of amendments to national legislation regarding registration of scent and other non- traditional marks; clarify the scope of protection of rights; grounds for refusal of registration; concluding license agreements, protection of collective marks etc. It is essential to provide the clarification of the procedure for registration of trademarks in Ukraine to ensure compliance with the registration procedure, established by the Directive 2015/2436.
Key words: trade marks, intellectual property, European Union, harmonization of the legislation, enforcement.
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