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LAPSE TRADEMARK [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-07-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Trademarks (Law)
- Commercial Law
- Trade
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- lapse of a trademark
1, record 1, English, lapse%20of%20a%20trademark
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
At the request of the interested party, the competent federal body may declare the lapse of a trademark if the proprietor or the persons authorized by him fail, without valid reason, to use on the national market the trademark that distinguishes his goods or services during an uninterrupted period of five years as from the day on which the trademark was entered in the Trademark Register or the day of its last utilization. 2, record 1, English, - lapse%20of%20a%20trademark
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Trademarks can lapse by rule of law (e.g. if the registration period has expired), because of another party's claim to the trademark, because of nonuse for five years, or because they have become generic or turned deceptive. 3, record 1, English, - lapse%20of%20a%20trademark
Record 1, Key term(s)
- lapse of a mark
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Marques de commerce (Droit)
- Droit commercial
- Commerce
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- déchéance d'une marque
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9ch%C3%A9ance%20d%27une%20marque
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- déchéance d'une marque de commerce 2, record 1, French, d%C3%A9ch%C3%A9ance%20d%27une%20marque%20de%20commerce
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La déchéance d'une marque peut être demandée pour toute appellation non exploitée de manière effective et sérieuse pendant une période de 5 ans. 3, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9ch%C3%A9ance%20d%27une%20marque
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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