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Important Notices 2020

Notice of 15 October 2020

• concerning European cooperation in the field of trade mark law - harmonisation of the decision-making practice regarding right-preserving use of a trade mark in a form differing from the one registered

Notice of 20 July 2020

• Information for IP right owners and applicants having financial difficulties in paying annual, maintenance, extension and renewal fees due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Notice of 1 April 2020

• concerning the Common Communication of the European Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and of the national offices on the common practice for assessing disclosure of designs on the Internet

Notice of 1 April 2020

• concerning European cooperation in the field of trade mark law – harmonisation of the practice regarding the distinctiveness of three-dimensional marks containing other elements

Notice of 18 March 2020

• concerning delays in IP procedures in view of the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and their impact

Notice of 10 March 2020

• in view of the spread of the coronavirus Sars-CoV-2 and its impact

Notice of 24 January 2020

• concerning the search report for a patent application according to section 43 of the Patent Act (Patentgesetz)

Notice of 1 January 2020

• on the update of the twelfth edition of the Locarno Classification (classification for registered designs)

Notice of 1 January 2020

• on the version 2020 of the eleventh edition of the international Nice Classification (valid from 1 January 2020) and on the publication of the lists of classes and the alphabetical lists of goods and services in the Bundesanzeiger

Last updated: 23 December 2024