Brussels, 21/01/2003 (Agence Europe) - On Monday, The European Commission presented a proposal for a regulation modifying existing procedures for the granting of Community trade marks by the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM) in Alicante. Community Trade Marks are valid EU-wide on the basis of a single application to the OHIM. The new proposal provides for abolishing the system of searches intended to help applicants to monitor effectively the possible existence of prior...