# Trade marks: approximation of the laws of the Member States. Recast

European Parliament procedure 2013/0089(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 7th term, committee IMCO / INTA / JURI). Stage: Procedure completed. 105 committee amendments tabled by 24 Members between 2013-08-05 and 2013-10-30.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier is a recast directive approximating Member States' trade-mark laws. The amendments address the proprietor's right to stop counterfeit goods entering the customs territory from third countries, including goods in transit and sales over the Internet, the trade mark's function of guaranteeing origin, freedom of expression and comparative or non-commercial use, exhaustion of rights, registration and opposition procedures before national offices, and cooperation between offices and the Agency.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pier Antonio PANZERI | Italy | S&D | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28365.md |
| Tadeusz ZWIEFKA | Poland | PPE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28301.md |
| Christian ENGSTRÖM | Sweden | Verts/ALE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96676.md |
| Bernhard RAPKAY | Germany | S&D | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1906.md |
| Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE | Spain | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28399.md |
| Amelia ANDERSDOTTER | Sweden | Verts/ALE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/108570.md |
| Antonio MASIP HIDALGO | Spain | S&D | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28338.md |
| Adam BIELAN | Poland | ECR | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23788.md |
| Evelyn REGNER | Austria | S&D | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96998.md |
| George Sabin CUTAȘ | Romania | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96856.md |
| Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍA | Spain | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96808.md |
| Małgorzata HANDZLIK | Poland | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28275.md |
| Rafał TRZASKOWSKI | Poland | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96773.md |
| Sajjad KARIM | United Kingdom | ECR | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28481.md |
| Cecilia WIKSTRÖM | Sweden | ALDE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96677.md |

## Official source documents

- PE516.788: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-516.788+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE519.750: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-519.750+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE522.796: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-522.796+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2013-0089-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2013-0089-COD.json

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