Article 189
Effects of international registrations designating the Union
- An international registration designating the Union shall, from the date of its registration
pursuant to Article 3(4) of the Madrid Protocol or from the date of the subsequent
designation of the Union pursuant to Article 3 ter (2) of the Madrid Protocol, have the same
effect as an application for an EU trade mark.
- If no refusal has been notified in accordance with Article 5(1) and (2) of the Madrid
Protocol or if any such refusal has been withdrawn, the international registration of a mark
designating the Union shall, from the date referred to in paragraph 1, have the same effect
as the registration of a mark as an EU trade mark.
- For the purposes of applying Article 11 of this Regulation, publication of the particulars of
the international registration designating the Union pursuant to Article 190(1) shall take the
place of publication of an EU trade mark application, and publication pursuant to
Article 190(2) shall take the place of publication of the registration of an EU trade mark.