Open letter on the EU trade mark reform
20.10.14
Based on the recent study of the EU Observatory on IP Infringements, which demonstrated that trade mark-intensive industries account for 21% of all jobs and for 34% of EU GDP, the current system has proven to be a success. We therefore appreciate the efforts by the Commission, the Parliament and Member States to ensure that it continues to meet the needs of its users in the future. In that respect, we strongly support the objectives to modernise and harmonise the trade mark systems at substantive and procedural levels.
We hereby wish to highlight a few critical points for the co-legislators to consider when engaging in trilogue discussions.