An amendment to the act on industrial properties enters into
force on 1 January 2019. Such amendment not only modifies the
existing trademark procedures, but also creates a more efficient,
fast and customer-friendly system. Due to this modification, the
Hungarian trademark legislation will also be conform with the
requirements of the applicable EU directive.
The modification of the current trademark system has not only
been necessary in order to comply with the EU legislation, but also
to comply with the technological, social and other significant
changes. One of the most important effects and changes of the
amendment that it consists of the extension of registrable marks
with the abrogation of the requirement of graphic representation,
meaning that audio- or video files can also be submitted. Secondly,
the modification introduces new absolute and relative grounds for
refusal and it modifies the provisions on collective and
certification marks.
