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Lead | JURI | MEDINA ORTEGA Manuel (PSE) | |
Opinion | RELA | VALDIVIELSO DE CUÉ Jaime (PPE) |
Legal Basis EC Treaty (after Amsterdam) EC 300-p2-a2, EC Treaty (after Amsterdam) EC 300-p3-a1, EC Treaty (after Amsterdam) EC 308
Activites
- 2003/11/14 Final act published in Official Journal
- #2536
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2003/10/27
Council Meeting
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2003/10/27
End of procedure in Parliament
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2003/10/27
Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament
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1997/05/16
Debate in Parliament
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Debate in Parliament
summary
The rapporteur stated that the fairly complicated mechanics of the approval procedure for the Madrid Protocol required a Council decision for the EU’s accession, prior to the amendment of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 which had introduced the Community trade mark. This amendment was needed so that there was a link between the international and Community systems for the registration of trade marks. Noting that the Committee on Legal Affairs had adopted the Commission’s proposal without amending this, Commissioner Monti indicated the benefits to the single market and European industry of this link between the two parallel trade mark protection systems.
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T4-0265/1997
summary
In adopting the report by Mr Manuel MEDINA ORTEGA (PSE, E), Parliament approved the accession of the European Community to the Protocol relating to the Madrid Agreement concerning the international registration of marks. �
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Debate in Parliament
summary
- 1997/03/18 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
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1996/10/25
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
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1996/07/22
Legislative proposal published
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COM(1996)0367
summary
OBJECTIVE: the object of the proposal for a Council Decision is to establish a link between the Community trademark system and the international registration system established under the Madrid Protocol, adopted on 27 June 1989. SUBSTANCE: the Council is invited to approve the Madrid Protocol. The Madrid Protocol provides for the international registration of marks at the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) at Geneva. It has the same objectives as the Community trademark system, although they are achieved by different means. Whereas the Community trademark system provides for a complete and unified regional trademark registration system which covers the whole territory of the European Community, the Madrid Protocol introduces a single procedure for filing applications for registration, which potentially affects all the Contracting Parties to the Paris Convention (over 110 states). The two systems are thus complementary. The establishment of a link between the two would permit businesses to enjoy the advantages of the Community trademark through the Madrid Protocol and vice versa. �
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COM(1996)0367
summary
Documents
- Legislative proposal published: COM(1996)0367
- Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A4-0092/1997
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T4-0265/1997
- : Decision 2003/793
- : OJ L 296 14.11.2003, p. 0020-0021
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