1 Amendments of Andreas SCHWAB related to 2009/2178(INI)
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Considers that, with regard to the need to deal effectively with the large quantities of counterfeit goods entering the internal market, it should as a matter of urgency be possible, on the basis of the EU Customs Regulation, for such goods to be seized and taken off the market at any point on the EU's external borders, regardless of where they were imported; stresses that for this reason the introduction of a single EU patent providing seamless protection across the EU is urgently needed; stresses, further, that using a Community trade mark ensures such seamless protection across the EU and accordingly makes effective seizure possible at all the EU's external borders; considers it vital, therefore, that the use of Community trade marks should not be hampered by the introduction of a new requirement according to which a Community trade mark would be conditional on effective use in several Member States.