European Commission 5 March 2018, Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625 of 5 March 2018 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Union trade mark, and repealing Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1430

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TITLE I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Subject matter
TITLE II. PROCEDURE FOR OPPOSITION AND PROOF OF USE
Article 2. Notice of opposition
Article 3. Use of languages in opposition proceedings
Article 4. Information to the parties to opposition proceedings
Article 5. Admissibility of the opposition
Article 6. Commencement of the adversarial part of the opposition proceedings and prior closure of the proceedings
Article 7. Substantiation of the opposition
Article 8. Examination of the opposition
Article 9. Multiple oppositions
Article 10. Proof of use
TITLE III. AMENDMENT OF THE APPLICATION
Article 11. Amendment of the application
TITLE IV. REVOCATION AND INVALIDITY OR ASSIGNMENT
Article 12. Application for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity
Article 13. Languages used in revocation or invalidity proceedings
Article 14. Information to the parties concerning an application for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity
Article 15. Admissibility of an application for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity
Article 16. Substantiation of an application for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity
Article 17. Examination on the merits of an application for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity
Article 18. Multiple applications for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity
Article 19. Proof of use in relation to an application for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity
Article 20. Request for assignment
TITLE V. APPEALS
Article 21. Notice of appeal
Article 22. Statement of grounds
Article 23. Admissibility of an appeal
Article 24. Response
Article 25. Cross appeal
Article 26. Reply and rejoinder in inter partes proceedings
Article 27. Examination of the appeal
Article 28. Communications by the Board of Appeal
Article 29. Comments on questions of general interest
Article 30. Reopening of the examination of absolute grounds
Article 31. Examination of an appeal as a matter of priority
Article 32. Formal content of the Board of Appeal's decision
Article 33. Reimbursement of the appeal fee
Article 34. Revision and revocation of the decision subject to appeal
Article 35. Allocation of an appeal to a Board and designation of a rapporteur
Article 36. Cases falling under the authority of a single member
Article 37. Referral to the Grand Board
Article 38. Change in the composition of a Board
Article 39. Deliberation, voting and signing of decisions
Article 40. Chairperson of a Board of Appeal
Article 41. Rapporteur to a Board of Appeal
Article 42. Registry
Article 43. Order of seniority and replacement of members and chairpersons
Article 44. Exclusion and objection
Article 45. Grand Board
Article 46. Presidium of the Boards of Appeal
Article 47. President of the Boards of Appeal
Article 48. Applicability to appeal proceedings of provisions relating to other proceedings
TITLE VI. ORAL PROCEEDINGS AND TAKING OF EVIDENCE
Article 49. Summons to oral proceedings
Article 50. Languages of oral proceedings
Article 51. Oral evidence of parties, witnesses or experts and inspection
Article 52. Commissioning of and opinions by experts
Article 53. Minutes of oral proceedings
Article 54. Costs of taking of evidence in oral proceedings
Article 55. Examination of written evidence
TITLE VII. NOTIFICATIONS BY THE OFFICE
Article 56. General provisions on notifications
Article 57. Notification by electronic means
Article 58. Notification by post or courier
Article 59. Notification by public notice
Article 60. Notification to representatives
Article 61. Irregularities in notification
Article 62. Notification of documents in the case of several parties
TITLE VIII. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS AND FORMS
Article 63. Communications to the Office in writing or by other means
Article 64. Annexes to communications by post or courier
Article 65. Forms
Article 66. Communications by representatives
TITLE IX. TIME LIMITS
Article 67. Calculation and duration of time limits
Article 68. Extension of time limits
Article 69. Expiry of time limits in special cases
TITLE X. REVOCATION OF A DECISION
Article 70. Revocation of a decision or entry in the Register
TITLE XI. SUSPENSION OF PROCEEDINGS
Article 71. Suspension of proceedings
TITLE XII. INTERRUPTION OF PROCEEDINGS
Article 72. Resumption of proceedings
TITLE XIII. REPRESENTATION
Article 73. Appointment of a common representative
Article 74. Authorisations
Article 75. Amendment of the list of professional representatives
TITLE XIV. PROCEDURES CONCERNING THE INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION OF MARKS
Article 76. Collective and certification marks
Article 77. Opposition proceedings
Article 78. Notification of provisional refusals based on an opposition
Article 79. Statement of grant of protection
TITLE XV. FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 80. Transitional measures
Article 81. Repeal
Article 82. Entry into force and application

24.4.2018

Official Journal of the European Union

L 104/1

COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2018/625

of 5 March 2018

supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Union trade mark, and repealing Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1430

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the

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