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ARTICLE · 26 MARCH 2025

Trade Marks & Copyright 2025

ELVINGER HOSS PRUSSEN, société anonyme
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Only registered trade marks are recognised in Luxembourg, except for trade marks that are well known within the meaning of Article 6bis of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property...

LuxembourgIntellectual Property
EmmanuèLe De Dampierre
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Florentine Frias
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1. Trade Mark and Copyright Law

1.1 Governing Law

In Luxembourg, two systems apply for trade marks:

  • the EU trade marks system governed by Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 on the European Union trade mark; and
  • the Benelux trade mark system governed by the Benelux Convention on Intellectual Property (Trademarks and Designs) of 25 February 2005 ("Benelux Convention"), which establishes a regional trade mark for Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands. There is no Luxembourg trade mark.

Only registered trade marks are recognised in Luxembourg, except for trade marks that are well known within the meaning of Article 6bis of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property ("Paris Convention") – namely nonregistered trade marks that are renowned in the Benelux territory ("well-known trade marks").

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