The Community trademark: a passport for free movement in the Internal Market
Since 1996, the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM) has registered more than 500,000 Community trademarks, providing their owners with legal protection for trademarks and designs throughout the European Union for a ten-year period, which can be renewed indefinitely. The Community trademark has three main functions: it identifies the origin of a product or service; guarantees consistent quality; and...