Publication of the EU trade mark regulation
02.01.2016
Regulation (EU) No 2015/2424 of the European Parliament and the Council amending the Community trade mark regulation has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The Amending Regulation will enter into force on 23 March 2016. From that day, the Office will be called the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the Community trade mark will be called the European Union trade mark.
This Amending Regulation is part of the EU trade mark reform legislative package that also includes the publication of the new Directive 2015/2436 of 16 December 2015 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks.