- CHAPTER I General Provisions
- Article 1 - Definitions
- Article 2 - Application Area of the Law
- Article 3 - Trademark as Sign Capable of Graphic Representation
- Article 4 - Acquiring Protection
- Article 5 - Official Language
- Article 6 - Representation by Professional Representative
- Article 7 - Plurality of Applicants or Owners
- Article 8 - Time Limits
- Article 9 - Signature
- CHAPTER IIApplication for the Registration of a Trademark
- CHAPTER III Trademark Registration Procedure
- Article 12 - Filing the Application for Trademark Registration with OSIM
- Article 13 - Regular Filing
- Article 14 - Division of the Application for the Registration of the Trademark
- Article 15 - Claimed Priorities
- Article 16 - Publication of the Application
- Article 17 - Observation
- Article 18 - Opposition
- Article 19 - Determining and Proving the Well-Known Character
- Article 20 - Procedure of Examination of the Application for Trademark Registration
- Article 21 - Trademark Registration
- Article 22 - Entering the Trademark Registration in the Trademark Register
- CHAPTER IVInternational Trademark Registration
- CHAPTER V Community Trademark
- CHAPTER VI Amendments
- CHAPTER VII Transfer of Rights in Trademarks: Assignments, Licenses and other Rights
- CHAPTER VIII Loss of Rights in Trademarks
- CHAPTER IX Collective Marks and Certification Marks
- CHAPTER X Geographical Indications
- Article 42 - Protection of Geographical Indications
- Article 43 - Application for Registration of a Geographical Indication
- Article 44 - Procedure of Registration of a Geographical Indication
- Article 45 - Amendment of Specification
- Article 46 - Request for Renewal of Rights to Use Geographical Indications
- Article 47 - Defense of Rights in Geographical Indications
- CHAPTER XI Board of Appeal
- CHAPTER XII Printed Forms and Registers
IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO THE LAW 84/1998 ON TRADEMARKS AND
GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS Article 1 Definitions
(1) Within the meaning of the present regulations the terms and phrases below shall mean as follows:
a) law Law no. 84/1998 on trademarks and geographical indications, as republished;
b) regulations The regulations for Implementing the Law no. 84/1998 on trademarks and geographical indications, as republished;
c) O.S.I.M. the State Office for Inventions and Trademarks;
d) BOPI the Official Industrial Property Bulletin, either on paper or in electronic format, also published on the web page of OSIM;
e) WIPO the World Intellectual Property Organization;
f) WIPO Gazette the official publication of WIPO concerning the internationally registered trademarks;
g) OHIM the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market;
h) Nice Classification classification instituted by
CHAPTER I
General Provisions