Unión Europea
Albania
Marcas de fábrica o de comercio
11. Please explain what the requirements of use are, if any, as a condition for a trademark registration. Please explain the definition of use and the conditions of maintenance of a registration in that respect.
According to Article 92: 1) The registration of a mark may be revoked if the owner of the registered mark has not used it in connection with the goods or services referred to in the registration during a period of three years, without good reason (as amended by Law No. 8477, dated 22 April 1999). 2) A request to revoke the registration of a mark on the ground of the above-mentioned paragraph may be submitted to the Court by any interested party. The Court shall inform the Patent Office of its decision within 1 month from the date the decision is adopted. 3) A registration may not be revoked on the ground of paragraph 1 of this Article, in the case of any of the following uses of the registered mark in connection with the goods or services referred to in the registration: a) use made under a licence contract recorded in the register of marks; b) use of the mark in a modified form, which does not alter its distinctive character; c) use of the marks in publicity and business correspondence. 4) Any revoked registration shall cease to have effect on the date, which the revocation becomes effective. 5) The Patent Office shall record the revocation in the register of marks and publish the revocation of the mark and any other alteration made on the ground of this Article.