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Notice No. 3/2023

of the President of the German Patent and Trade Mark Office of 14 July 2023 concerning the revised version of the Guidelines for Opposition Proceedings Under Trade Mark Law

The Guidelines for Opposition Proceedings Under Trade Mark Law (Richtlinie für das markenrechtliche Widerspruchsverfahren) have been revised, implementing in particular extensive legal amendments, such as, most recently, the ones made by the Trade Mark Law Modernisation Act (Markenrechtsmodernisierungsgesetz). In addition, the Guidelines take into account and reflect the continuing development of court decisions on fundamental questions.

The revised version of the Guidelines for Opposition Proceedings Under Trade Mark Law will enter into force on 13 September 2023. The Guidelines are addressed to parties to proceedings, the IP community and the trade mark sections of the German Patent and Trade Mark Office.

The text of the Guidelines can be accessed in the table of ordinances and guidelines governing the trade mark procedure, available on the “Forms and more” page in the “Services” section of the DPMA website.

The President of the German Patent and Trade Mark Office
Eva Schewior

1031/1-4.3.3/2023-1

Last updated: 11 September 2023