Whereas attainment of the objectives at which this approximation of laws is aiming requires that the conditions for obtaining and continuing to hold a registered trade mark are, in general, iden
tical in all Member States; whereas, to this end, it is necessary to list examples of signs which may constitute a trade mark, provided that such signs are capable of distinguishing the goods or services of one undertaking from those of othrefusal or invalidity concemning the trade mark itself, for example, the absence of any distinctive character, or concerning conflicts between the trade mark and earlier rights, are to be listed in an exhaustiv
...[+++]e manner, even if some of these grounds are listed as an option for the Member States which will therefore be able to maintain or introduce those grounds in their legislation; whereas Member States will be able to maintain or introduce into their legislation grounds of refusal or invalidity linked to conditions for obtaining and continning to hold a trade mark for which there is no provision of approximation, concerning, for example, the eligibility for the grant of a trade mark, the renewal of the trade mark or rules on fees, or related to the non-compliance with procedural rules; entre la marque et des droits antérieurs, doivent être énumérés de façon exhaustive, même si certa
ins de ces motifs sont énumérés à titre facultatif pour les États membres qui pourront donc maintenir ou introduire dans leur législation les motifs en question; que les États membres pourront maintenir ou introduire dans leur législation des motifs de refus ou de nullité liés à des conditions d'acquisition ou de conservation du droit sur la marque pour lesquelles il n'existe pas de dispositions de rapprochement et qui sont relatives, par exemple, à la qualité du titulaire de la marque, au renouvellement de la marque, au régime des taxes ou
...[+++] au non-respect des règles de procédure;