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OHIM: Amendments to the 'Manual of Trade Mark Practice'
The OHIM has today informed the readers of its 'OHIM Subscriptions' service that the Office's 'Manual of Trade Mark Practice' has been amended as set out below. Please click on the respective links for more details:
"PRACTICE CHANGE
Part C: Opposition/Part 1: Procedural Matters, Section VI: Conversion(amendment to Opposition based on (to be) converted CTM(A), pg 86/87).
OTHER CHANGES
Part B: Examination/Section I: General Principles(deletion of "Further extensions should be granted only if proper reasons are given", pg 4)
Part C: Opposition/Part 2: Chapter 2: B. Similarity of Goods and ServicesIII. SIMILARITY OF GOODS: FACTORS CONSIDERED
Paragraph 5.3.3. In particular restaurant services and foodstuffs (deletion of "as well as certain drinks, such as generally soft drinks", pg 45)
Part C: Opposition/Part 2: Chapter 2: B. Similarity of Goods and ServicesIV. SPECIFIC GOODS AND SERVICES COMPARED
Paragraph 2. Similarity of retail services among themselves and of goods and retail services (amendment of "and" into "or", pg 48)"
Class 46 thanks Felicity Hide for forwarding this information.
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