1 April 2013Trademarks

Shaking up the EU trademark system

Just think. Instead of applying for a Community trademark (CTM), you register a European trademark (ETM). You no longer deal with the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM), but with the EU Trademarks and Designs Agency. When you call the agency, you ask to speak to the executive director, not the OHIM president.

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