Strasbourg, 26/02/2014 (Agence Europe) - New rules for European trademarks, as MEPs decide to update the directive on trademark protection, which dates back more than 20 years. On Tuesday 24 February, they adopted a report in this connection by Cecilia Wikström (ALDE, Sweden) by 551 votes to 83 and 17 abstentions, which also covers the fight against counterfeit goods.
The rapporteur argues that the new modernisation “will improve cooperation between national trademark offices and the...