Activities of Sajjad KARIM related to 2013/0089(COD)
Shadow reports (2)
RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks (Recast) PDF (158 KB) DOC (77 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks (recast) PDF (431 KB) DOC (516 KB)
Amendments (3)
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) To this end, it is necessary to list examples of signs which may constitute a trade mark, provided that such signs are capable of distinguishing the goods or services of one undertaking from those of other undertakings. In order to fulfil the objectives of the registration system for trade marks, which are to ensure legal certainty and sound administration, it is also essential to require that the sign is capable of being represented in a manner which allows for a precise determination of the subject of protis clear, precise, self-contained, easily accessible, durable and objectionve. A sign should therefore be permitted to be represented in any appropriate form, and thus not necessarily by graphic means, as long as the representation offers satisfactory guarantees to that effect.
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 52
Article 52
Member States shall ensure that the offices cooperate with each other and with the Agency in order to promote convergence of practices and tools and achieve coherent results in the examination and registration of trade marks.