WORLD TRADE IP/N/1/SWE/T/3
17April 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-1399)
Original: English Council forTrade-Related Aspects
ofIntellectual Property Rights
MAIN DEDICATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS AND REGULATIONS
NOTIFIED UNDER ARTICLE 63.2OFTHE AGREEMENT
Sweden
Thepresent document reproduces1thefollowing lawsandregulations, asnotified bySweden
under Article 63.2oftheAgreement (seedocument IP/N/1/SWE/1):
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- Trademarks Regulation (1960:648) 2
- Regulation (1995:1279) Amending theTrademark 8
Regulation (1960:648)
1InEnglish onlyIP/N/1/SWE/T/3
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THE MINISTRY OFJUSTICE
Stockholm
TRADEMARKS REGULATION (Act1960:648)
OntheTrademark Register
Section 1.Thetrademark register keptbythePatent andRegistration Office shallcontain information
about trademarks which havebeenregistered inthiscountry andaseparate partforcollective marks.
Section 2.Unless otherwise prescribed, theprovisions ofthisRegulation concerning trademarks shall
apply alsotocollective marks.
Section 3.When adecision about theregistration ofatrademark hasbeentaken according toArticle
20,firstparagraph, oftheTrademarks Act,theRegistration Authority shallimmediately enterthemark
intheregister under thenearest following available number.
Intheregister shallalsoberecorded
1.theregistration number ofthetrademark andanindication oftheapplication number, if
thisisdifferent,
2.thetimeofthefiling oftheapplication forregistration andtheregistration date,
3.thename orthetrade name oftheowner, andhismailing address,
4.anindication ofthegoods orservices andoftheclasses towhich thegoods orservices belong
and,asregards acollective mark, theconditions under which themark maybeused,
5.anindication ofhowthefigurative elements ofthetrademark havebeenclassified, and
6.anindication ofsuchanexception fromtheprotection asismentioned inArticle 15ofthe
Trademarks Act.
Where adescription asmentioned inSection 10ofthisRegulation hasbeenrequested, thedescription
mayalsobeentered intotheregister.
Inappropriate cases alsoindications ofcircumstances referred toinArticles 28to30oftheTrademarks
actshallberecorded.
Where theowner ofatrademark doesnothavehisdomicile inSweden, orwhere thetrademark owner
inother cases sorequests, anentry shallbemade intheregister ofhisrepresentative.
Section 4.Anyapplication forrenewal shallimmediately beentered intotheregister withanindication
ofthedateforit.When thecasehasbeendecided, thedecision shallbeentered intotheregister. Where
arenewal isgranted foraperson other thantheonewhohaslatest beenrecorded astheowner ofthe
trademark, anentry shallatthesame timebemade oftherelevant circumstances concerning thenew
owner.
Section 5.When atrademark hasbeenremoved from theregister under Articles 27or31ofthe
Trademarks Act,thedateforthedecision andthereasons foritshallberecorded.
Section 6.Anyentry ofanassignment oralicense relating toatrademark under Articles 33or34
oftheTrademarks Actshallcontain thename ortrade name, andmailing address, ofthenewowner
orlicensee andanindication ofthedateoftheagreement concerning theassignment orthelicense.IP/N/1/SWE/T/3
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Where theapplicant sorequests, anindication shallbeentered concerning limitations ofthelicensee 's
rights.
Where aquestion concerning anentry ofanassignment oralicense cannotbedecided immediately,
anindication shallnevertheless beinserted intotheregister thatsuchanentry hasbeenrequested.
OnApplications inTrademark Matters
Section 7.Anapplication inatrademark matter shallbefiledinwriting andbesigned bytheapplicant
orhisrepresentative. Theapplication shallbeintheSwedish language unless theRegistration Authority,
inaspecific case, admits otherwise. Where anannex toanapplication isinalanguage other than
Swedish, theapplicant shallfilealsoacertified translation oftheannex, where theRegistration Authority
sorequests.
Theperson filing anapplication shallpayaprescribed fee.
Anapplication concerning several goods orservices maybedivided intotwoormore applications
among which theinitial goods orservices aredistributed. These applications shallhavethesamefiling
dateandthesame priority astheoriginal application.
Section8.Wheresomeoneatthesametimeappliesfortheregistrationofseveraltrademarksorotherwise
requests anaction relating toseveral trademarks, oneseparate application shallbemade foreachmark
where nototherwise follows from thesecond andthirdparagraphs.
Anapplication forachange ofthename oraddress oftheapplicant, oftheowner oroftherepresentative
mayrelatetoseveralapplicationsorregistrationsprovidedthattheapplicationnumbersortheregistration
numbers forthem areindicated.
Where anassignment orother transfer hasoccurred concerning several registered trademarks, one
single application forrecordal ofthisfactmaybemade, provided thatboththeprevious andthenew
owner isthesame forallmarks andtheirregistration numbers areindicated.
Section 9.Anapplication forregistration ofatrademark shallcontain
1.thename ortrade name, andthemailing address, oftheapplicant,
2.where theapplicant isrepresented byanattorney, thename andthemailing address ofthe
attorney,
3.asregards afigurative mark oradesign, apicture ofthemark suitable forreproduction
and,asregards aword mark, itswording,
4.indication ofthegoods orservices forwhich themark isrequested tobeprotected, and
oftheclasses towhich thegoods orservices belong,
Where aregistration concerns theregistration ofafigurative mark oradesign, specific reproductions
ofthemark inatleasttencopies andinaformat which doesnotexceed 8times 8centimetres shall
befiledwiththeapplication. Where themark isrequested toberegistered incolour, atleastfiveof
thepictures shallbeincolour andfiveinblack andwhite.
Where theapplicant doesnothavehisdomicile inSweden, anextract fromthetrademark register of
hiscountry oforigin shallbefiledwiththeapplication; theextract shallshow thatthetrademark is
registered there forhiminrespect ofthegoods towhich theapplication inthiscountry applies
("certificate ofcountry oforigin"). Separate provisions apply concerning exceptions from theneed
tofileacertificate ofcountry oforigin.IP/N/1/SWE/T/3
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TheRegistration Authority isauthorized toissue detailed provisions concerning thecontents ofan
application.
Section 10.Intheprocedures relating totheregistration ofatrademark, theapplicant shall, where
theRegistration Authority soconsiders necessary, describe thetrademark inwriting andindicate what,
according totheopinion oftheapplicant, arethecharacteristic features ofthemark.
Intheprocedures fortheregistration oftheshape ofanitem, theapplicant shall, where theRegistration
Authority soconsiders necessary, filecopies oftheshape tobekeptbytheAuthority. TheAuthority
may,inspecific cases, admit thatpictures arefiledinaformat larger thanwhatisprovided forinSection
9,second paragraph.
Section 11.Anopposition under Article 20,second paragraph, oftheTrademarks Actshallcontain
1.thename ortrade name, andthemailing address, oftheopponent,
2.where theopponent isrepresented byarepresentative, thename andmailing address of
therepresentative, and
3.indications ofthecircumstances which areinvoked asabasis fortheopposition.
Theoppositionshallbesignedbytheopponentorhisrepresentative.Theoppositionandotherdocuments
invoked shallbefiledintwocopies.
Section 12.Anapplication forrenewal ofaregistration shallcontain
1.thename ortrade name, andthemailing address, oftheapplicant,
2.indications referred toinSection 9,firstparagraph, item2,where achange hasbeenmade
concerning those circumstances,
3.indications ofthelimitations intheprotection which theapplicant maywanttomake and,
insuchacase, theclass, orthose classes, ofgoods orservices thattheregistration thereafter will,
according totheapplicant, cover.
Totheapplication shallbeattached
a)adocument which attests therightoftheapplicant inthemark, where theapplicant issomeone
elsethantheowner,
b)where theapplication concerns afigurative mark, separate reproductions ofthemark in
atleasttencopies inaformat which doesnotexceed 8times 8centimetres.
Section 13.Anapplication foranalteration ofaregistered trademark according toArticle 24ofthe
Trademarks Actshallcontain
1.thename ortrade name, andthemailing address, oftheapplicant,
2.indications referred toinArticle 9,firstparagraph, item2,where achange hasbeenmade
concerning those circumstances,
3.aclear indication ofthealteration inthemark thattheapplicant wants tobemade.
Totheapplication shallbeattached
a)where theapplicant issomeone elsethantheperson whoisrecorded intheregister asthe
owner ofthemark, adocument attesting therightoftheowner inthemark.
b)where theapplication concerns afigurative mark orashape, separate pictures ofthemark
intheformat andthenumber ofcopies indicated inSection 9,second paragraph.IP/N/1/SWE/T/3
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Aregistration ofatrademark which concerns several goods orservices maybedivided intotwoor
more registrations between which theinitial goods andservices aredistributed. Those registrations
shallhavethesame filing dateandthesame priority astheoriginal registration.
Section 14.Anapplication forrecordal intheregister ofanassignment oranother transfer oftheright
inaregistered trademark shallcontain theindications referred toinSection 9,firstparagraph, items
1.and2.concerning anapplication forregistration. Where theapplicant issomeone elsethanthenew
owner, theapplication shallalsocontain hisapproval oftheaction requested.
Totheapplication shallbeattached
a)adocument which proves theassignment oftherightinthemarkandwhere itisalsoindicated
whether thetransfer hastaken place withorwithout atransfer ofthebusiness activity towhich the
trademark belongs,
b)acertificate ofcountry oforigin, emanating from thecountry where themark hasbeen
registered, according toprovisions prescribed byvirtue ofArticle 29oftheTrademarks Act.
Section 15.Anapplication forrecordal intheregister ofalicense oftherightinaregistered trademark
maybemade bytheowner ofthetrademark orbythelicensee. Theapplication shallcontain anindication
ofthename ortradename, andthemailing address, ofthelicensee andthedateofthelicense agreement.
Where theapplicant requests arecordal ofthefactthatthelicensee 'srightislimited, theapplication
shallcontain alsoanindication ofthislimitation.
Totheapplication shallbeattached thelicense agreement between theowner ofthetrademark and
thelicensee, inoriginal orinacertified copy, orintheformofacertified extract fromthedocument.
OntheProceedings inTrademark Cases
Section 16.Where theapplicant requests priority under Article 18oftheTrademarks Actfrom the
datewhen themark wasexhibited forthefirsttimeinaninternational exhibition, heshallmake the
request inthisrespect before theregistration isgranted. Totherequest shall beattached the
documentation thattheapplicant wants toinvoke inproof ofthefactthattheexhibition istobe
considered asinternational.
Section 17.Where anopposition hasbeenfiledagainst aregistration, theRegistration Authority shall
inform theowner oftheregistration oftheopposition andgivehimanopportunity tobeheard.
Section 18.Asregards theprocedures incases concerning theremoval ofatrademark fromtheregister
andconcerning registration cases asreferred toinArticles 24,33and34oftheTrademarks Act,the
provisions ofArticle 19ofthesame Actconcerning theexamination ofanapplication forregistration
shallapply mutatis mutandis.
Where theowner ofatrademark requests itsremoval from theregister andalicense agreement is
recorded intheregister, thelicensee shallbeinformed about therequest andgiven areasonable time
totakecareofhisinterests inthecase.
Section 19.TheRegistration Authority shall, against afeetobedetermined bytheAuthority, reply
toquestions from thepublic whether atrademark isregistered ornot.Asregards trademarks other
thanwordmarks thisshall, however, apply onlywhere areplycanbeprovided without amoreextensive
search.IP/N/1/SWE/T/3
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OnthePublication ofNotices
Section 20.Publication ofnotices under theTrademarks ActandtheCollective Marks Actshallbe
effected inaGazette issued bytheRegistration Authority especially forthepurpose.
Section 21.Thepublication ofanotice concerning aregistration according toArticle 20,firstparagraph,
oftheTrademarks Actshallcontain areproduction ofthemark or,where themark isaword mark,
theword thathasbeenrecorded, andtheindications mentioned inSection 3,second paragraph.
Where adescription ofafigurative mark hasbeenrequested according toSection 10ofthisRegulation,
thedescription maybeincluded inthenotice.
Where theapplicant hasrequested priority according toArticles 18or30oftheTrademarks Actor
hasrequested amark toberegistered asitisregistered inanother State according toArticle 29of
theTrademarks Act,thisfactshallbeincluded inthenotice.
Inthenotice shallalsobementioned thatanyone wanting tooppose theregistration shalldosoinwriting
totheRegistration Authority within twomonths fromthedateofthepublication ofthenotice andthat
theopposition shallhavethecontents prescribed inSection 11.
OnFees
Section 22.Forthefiling anapplication inatrademark caseafeeshallbepaidtoanamount indicated
below.
Type ofmatter Swedish Crowns
Application forregistration
a)forprotection inoneclassofatrademark other than
acollective mark 1200
b)forprotection inoneclassofacollective mark 400
c)foreachclassinaddition tothefirstone 500
Application fordivision ofanapplication forregistration;
foreachnewdivided application 1200
Application forthedivision ofaregistration, foreachnew
divided registration 500
Foreachapplication forregistration, newdivided
application forregistration ornewdivided registration
concerning amark containing figurative elements orwhere
itisrequested thatitberegistered inspecifically designed
characters, tobeadded 200
Application forrenewal
a)forprotection inoneclassofamark other thana
collective mark 1200
b)forprotection inoneclassofacollective mark 1500
c)foreachclassinaddition tothefirstone 600IP/N/1/SWE/T/3
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Type ofmatter Swedish Crowns
Where renewal isapplied foraftertheexpiry ofthe
registration period, tobeadded, foreachclass 150
Application foralteration ofaregistered trademark 150
however, foranapplication inconnection withrenewal 100
Application forrecordal ofanewowner, foreach
recordal ofownership 100
however, foranapplication inconnection withrenewal
oralteration -
Application forrecordal ofalicense 100
OnSpecial Actions
Section 26.Actions referred toinArticles 26,firstparagraph, and35,third paragraph, ofthe
Trademarks Act,aswellasinArticle 5oftheCollective Marks Actshall bebrought byapublic
prosecutor where theGovernment doesnot,forspecific cases, appoint another authority.
Section 27.Further provisions ontheclassification offigurative elements inmarks areprescribed by
thePatent andRegistration Office.IP/N/1/SWE/T/3
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THE MINISTRY OFJUSTICE
Stockholm
REGULATION
AMENDING THE TRADEMARK REGULATION (1960:648)
(Swedish Statute Book 1995:1279, ofDecember 7,1995).
TheGovernment prescribes, asregards theTrademark Regulation (1960:648),
thatArticles 6,7,15and24shallreadasfollows,
thatintheRegulation shallbeinserted threenewSections, numbered 27to29,and,immediately before
Section 27,anewheading, reading asfollows.
Section 6.Anyentry ofanassignment oralicense relating toatrademark under Articles 33or34
oftheTrademarks Actshallcontain thename ortrade name, andmailing address, ofthenewowner
orlicensee andanindication ofthedateoftheagreement concerning theassignment orthelicense.
Where theapplicant sorequests, anindication shallbeentered concerning limitations ofthelicensee 's
rights.
Where aquestion concerning anentry ofanassignment oralicense cannotbedecided immediately,
anindication shallnevertheless beinserted intotheRegister thatsuchanentry hasbeenrequested.
Anotice shall, upon request, beentered intotheTrademark Register where property referred toin
Article 34aoftheTrademarks Acthasbeensequestered, seized orkeptforsecuring payment ofa
debt.
Aregistration according toArticle 23boftheTrademarks Actshallcontain anindication ofthename
andthemailing address ofthepledgee andofthedateofthepledge, thedateoftheapplication for
registration andthedateofthedecision ontheregistration.
Section 7.Anapplication inatrademark matter shallbefiledinwriting andbesigned bytheapplicant
orhisrepresentative. Theapplication shallbeintheSwedish language unless theRegistration Authority,
inaspecific case, admits otherwise. Where anannex toanapplication isinalanguage other than
Swedish, theapplicant shallfilealsoacertified translation oftheannex, where theRegistration Authority
sorequests.
Anyone filing anapplication shallpayafeeasprescribed inSection 24.
Anapplication concerning several goods orservices maybedivided intotwoormore applications
among which theinitial goods orservices aredistributed. These applications shallhavethesamefiling
dateandthesame priority astheoriginal application.
Section 15.Anapplication forrecordal intheregister ofalicense oftherightinaregistered trademark
maybemade bytheowner ofthetrademark orbythelicensee. Theapplication shallcontain anindication
ofthename ortradename, andthemailing address, ofthelicensee andthedateofthelicense agreement.
Where theapplicant requests arecordal ofthefactthatthelicensee 'srightislimited, theapplication
shallcontain alsoanindication ofthislimitation.
Totheapplication shallbeattached thelicense agreement between theowner ofthetrademark and
thelicensee, inoriginal orinacertified copy, orintheformofacertified extract fromthedocument.IP/N/1/SWE/T/3
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Anapplication fortheregistration ofapledge according toArticle 34boftheTrademarks Actshall
contain anindication ofthename ortrade name, andthemailing address, ofthepledgee andthedate
ofthepledge.
Totheapplication shallbeattached thepledge agreement inoriginal orinacertified copy.
Section 24.Forthefiling anapplication inatrademark matter afeeshallbepaidwithanamount
indicated below.
Type ofmatter Swedish Crowns
Application forregistration
a)forprotection inoneclassofatrademark other than
acollective mark 1200
b)forprotection inoneclassofacollective mark 1400
c)foreachclassinaddition tothefirstone 500
Application fordivision ofanapplication forregistration;
foreachnewdivided application 1200
Application forthedivision ofaregistration, foreach
newdivided registration 500
Foreachapplication forregistration, newdivided
application forregistration ornewdivided registration
concerning amark containing figurative elements or
where itisrequested thatitberegistered inspecifically
designed characters, tobeadded 200
Application forrenewal
a)forprotection inoneclassofamark other thana
collective mark 1200
b)forprotection inoneclassofacollective mark 1500
c)foreachclassinaddition tothefirstone 600
Where renewal isapplied foraftertheexpiry ofthe
registration period, tobeadded, foreachclass 150
Application foralteration ofaregistered trademark 150
however, foranapplication inconnection withrenewal 100
Application forrecordal ofanewowner, foreach
recordal ofownership 100
however, foranapplication inconnection withrenewal
oralteration -
Application forrecordal ofalicense 100
Application forregistration according toArticle 34b
oftheTrademarks Act 300IP/N/1/SWE/T/3
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OnCommunity Trade Marks
Section 27.Inmatters relating totheCouncil Regulation (EC) No40/94 of20December 1993 on
theCommunity trade mark feesshallbepaidtothePatent andRegistration Office withtheamounts
indicated below.
Type ofmatter. Swedish Crowns
Application foraCommunity trade mark according to
Article 25.1.b) oftheCouncil Regulation onthe
Community trade mark 300
Application forregistration transmitted tothePatent and
Registration Office according toArticles 109and110of
theCouncil Regulation.
a)forprotection inoneclassofamark other thana
collective mark 1200
b)forprotection inoneclassofacollective mark 1400
c)forprotection inoneclassinaddition tothefirstone 500
Application fordivision ofanapplication forregistration,
foreachnewdivided application 1200
Application fordivision ofaregistration, foreachnew
divided registration 500
Foreachapplication forregistration, divided application
forregistration ordivided registration relating toamark
containing afigurative element orwhere itisrequested
thatitberegistered inspecifically designed characters,
tobeadded 200
Certificate according toArticle 89.3oftheCouncil
Regulation 300
Section 28.ThePatent andRegistration Office shallestablish examination reports asreferred toin
Article 39.2oftheCouncil Regulation ontheCommunity trade mark.
Section 29.ThePatent andRegistration Office shall bethecompetent Swedish authority forthe
verification ofdecisions according toArticle 81.6oftheCouncil Regulation ontheCommunity trade
mark.
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ThisRegulation enters intoforce onJanuary 1,1996