Article 15
Exhaustion of the rights conferred by an EU trade mark
- An EU trade mark shall not entitle the proprietor to prohibit its use in relation to goods
which have been put on the market in the European Economic Area under that trade mark
by the proprietor or with his consent.
- Paragraph 1 shall not apply where there exist legitimate reasons for the proprietor to
oppose further commercialisation of the goods, especially where the condition of the goods
is changed or impaired after they have been put on the market.