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COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2018/625
supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council
Preamble
Article 1 - Subject matter
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
Article 11 - Amendment of the application
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
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
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
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
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
Article 67 - Calculation and duration of time limits
Article 68 - Extension of time limits
Article 69 - Expiry of time limits in special cases
Article 70 - Revocation of a decision or entry in the Register
Article 71 - Suspension of proceedings
Article 72 - Resumption of proceedings
Article 73 - Appointment of a common representative
Article 74 - Authorisations
Article 75 - Amendment of the list of professional representatives
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
Article 80 - Transitional measures
Article 81 - Repeal
Article 82 - Entry into force and application
