commiss decis januari relat proceed articl ec treati iv coapi spanish text authent ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun regard council regul februari regul implement articl treati amend act access spain portug articl thereof regard applic submit articl regul regard commiss decis juli initi proceed case colegio ofici de agent de la propiedad industri associ undertak opportun make view object rais commiss accord articl commiss regul eec juli hear provid articl council regul consult advisori committe restrict practic domin posit fact complaint august inform complaint submit commiss colegio ofici de agent de la propiedad industri offici associ industri properti agent hereinaft refer coapi complain coapi fix scale charg servic provid agent spain relat file patent registr trade mark util model industri properti procedur infring articl ec treati complain support complaint provid scale charg issu coapi member servic provid januari fact establish set proper econom legal context repli formal request inform coapi octob june industri properti agent activ section law march patent definit spanish industri properti agent descript activ agent natur person regist agent industri properti registri hereinaft refer registri practic profess offer servic gener public provis advic assist repres industir properti procedur defenc result right vi vi registri gener basic servic provid industri properti agent provid initi stage explan definit right ii act acquisit right iii repres advis client maintain exercis right disput acquisit protect right agent vari duti legal advis repres patent offic procedur repres patent applic foreign countri close associ foreign agent advis infring proceed similar proceed advis monitor renew patent trade mark payment renew fee prescrib interv statutori formal gener speak industri properti agent kind client individu inventor busi foreign industri properti agent industri properti agent deal applic industri properti right foreign countri countri practis activ involv categori applic origin foreign countri industri properti agent involv initi registr applic regist domest patent initi registr foreign countri agent prepar applic accord nation law requir amend substant formal aspect initi applic translat languag countri industri properti agent assist spanish client applic regist invent foreign countri place time initi applic foreign countri member pari convent protect industri properti year file initi applic member regard european patent industri properti agent respons includ valid publish applic european patent design spain order secur provision protect valid european patent design spain order secur nation effect servic primarili involv translat public print formal verif registri entri agent deal file applic european patent behalf spanish client coapi legisl regulatori framework coapi profession associ industri properti agent spain form legal person govern spanish public law consist agent practis spain profess organ associ colegio coapi gener legisl regulatori framework applic associ law februari profession associ amend law decemb procedur govern intern regul hereinaft refer coapi regul addit specif legisl regulatori provis govern practic profess gener legisl framework law profession associ law februari amend law decemb defin profession associ includ coapi legal person govern public law support law recogn state legal person capac attain object section object legal person essenti regul ordenación activ profess sole represent defenc profession interest member prejudic power state relat matter public servic section term section law respons profession associ territori jurisdict includ repres promot defenc profess vi vi public author paragraph regul profession activ associ member supervis profession ethic digniti respect individu right exercis power impos sanction disciplinari matter paragraph secur good relat cooper associ member prevent unfair competit paragraph measur prevent illeg practic profess paragraph regul minimum fee fee chargeabl form custom duti administr tariff due paragraph respons assign consejo general de lo colegio gener council associ repres superior coordin bodi associ nation scope effect section confer approv member profession work rule profession associ requir paragraph compli secur complianc member associ gener special law profession rule intern regul standard decis adopt govern bodi associ matter power paragraph section law lai appeal lie administr court decis associ gener council provid subject administr law appeal procedur associ exhaust act govern bodi associ manifestli contrari law ultra vire automat void act contrari associ intern regul involv misus power voidabl section section lai profession associ regul intern rule regul prejudic law applic profess gener council requir draw gener rule applic associ profess consult associ rule submit approv govern act relev ministri procedur associ cover entir countri section gener rule cover matter section right duti member associ associ administr bodi rule applic establish associ rule procedur rule charg penalti associ specif object function section lai profess organ associ membership associ respons territori profess practis constitut indispens requir practic profess laid transit provis law regul profession associ superior council intern rule remain forc contrari law prejudic amend constitution law challeng occas constitut court court rule accord articl spanish constitut lai specif featur legal rule applic profession associ practic profess govern law intern structur procedur associ democrat judgment constitut court rule requir membership profession associ complianc rule constitut unjustifi restrict prevent profess organ associ establish societi union join exist bodi coapi regul coapi regul constitut measur establish coapi date novemb includ provis decis make bodi scale charg advertis right duti member sanction regul base royal decre februari decre ratifi principl obligatori affili profession organ industri properti agent enrol regist industri commerci properti hereinaft refer ricp condit adopt regul organ accord basic principl laid royal decre royal decre februari approv regul novemb present coapi regul base law februari amend law decemb point coapi decis make bodi coapi run administr board member includ chairperson vice chairperson elect gener meet articl coapi regul administr board coapi repres legal purpos duti includ compli secur complianc decis gener meet coapi regul measur public author articl examin adjud complaint member ordinari gener meet held januari year extraordinari meet held request administr board motion act written request quarter member gener meet decid propos submit administr board decis major member present decis concern expuls member requir presenc half member coapi articl provis fee penalti articl coapi regul industri properti agent requir appli minimum scale charg fix gener meet appli industri properti servic provid client spanish foreign except servic cost variabl difficult establish advanc draft memoranda appeal case industri properti laps articl make provis scale charg industri properti matter origin foreign countri advic patent countri correspond scale individu deal directli spanish agent articl coapi regul lai administr board propos gener meet approv scale charg observ equal industri properti agent tarifa deban regir para todo lo agent por igual whilst allow widest scope fee case reason complex difficulti length necessit higher charg articl regul chapter vii disciplinari power associ punish act fail compli regul decis adopt gener meet paragraph charg fee contain scale charg approv gener meet paragraph penalti form fine temporari suspens practic expuls coapi articl power impos penalti vest administr board gener meet depend serious punish act articl specif legisl regulatori framework industri properti agent subject specif rule law march patent amend law juli industri affair regul implement law summar person resid abroad invari emploi industri properti agent section law spanish nation nation member state offic spain regist special regist industri properti agent provid fulfil condit clean crimin record possess qualif parti insur secur lodg registri spanish patent trade mark offic addit agent oath maintain profession secreci refrain repres conflict interest case addit provis paragraph law titl iv regul implement law patent addit section law novemb trade mark provis resembl section law patent regulatori framework industri patent agent european level septemb spain acced convent grant european patent sign munich octob hereinaft refer european patent convent subject reserv european patent chemic pharmaceut product effect spain european patent convent lai condit approv agent repres natur legal person proceed convent spanish industri properti agent european patent agent articl convent capac member institut profession repres european patent offic set administr council european patent organis capac european patent agent spanish industri properti agent requir compli rule profession conduct laid offic administr council code profession conduct adopt institut council rule provis recommend fix minimum charg scale charg fix coapi provis servic articl coapi regul point scale charg approv gener meet coapi cover servic industri properti provid spanish foreign client scale charg subject approv public author scale charg spanish client nation tariff peseta consist section arrang chapter patent european patent trade mark intern trade mark label util model industri artist design intern design commerci name sign cinematograph film assign investig opposit repli suspensori proceed certif foreign scale charg tariff foreign correspond tariff foreign individu busi contain section section arrang chapter patent util model european patent trade mark industri design assign chapter patent util model cover applic translat descript spanish revis document receiv spanish copi memoranda repli suspensori proceed file repli opposit payment annual fee applic reinstat servic european patent involv valid publish european patent applic design spain obtain provision protect valid european patent design spain obtain nation effect translat adapt revis document receiv spanish chapter trade mark includ applic registr applic renew trade mark applic reinstat forfeit trade mark payment quinquenni fee opposit repli opposit section chapter industri design concern applic renew repli opposit suspensori proceed opposit industri design applic payment quinquenni fee chapter assign deal registr deed assign transfer chang includ chapter gener inform contain detail servic involv gener offici search refer registr trade mark late file document applic extens offici deadlin obtain offici certif copi specif draw surveil patent design annual fee paid agent reconsider appeal appear spanish applic file agent version applic section head offici search refer trade mark list anteced section ad offici search refer mark includ studi anteced assess claim prioriti number renumb price fix criteria fix scale charg issu member coapi maintain take account gener specif factor criteria categori includ length work time direct cost materi gener profession profession expenditur work time assess basi time spent stage administr procedur calcul cost direct indirect labour direct materi cost includ offici charg cost offic equip cost commun gener profession expenditur mean incid tax subscript offici profession public gener profession expenditur cover item rent leas depreci specif factor concern characterist client languag level familiar expertis profession field industri properti dealt person meet correspond specif characterist involv grade scale charg local nation client nation tariff correspond foreign agent tariff direct foreign client tariff tariff foreign tariff denomin french franc german mark pound sterl swiss franc dollar yen market relev servic complet formal applic patent registr trade mark industri properti procedur servic relat renew monitor right demand servic secur benefit industri properti right client resid spain individu inventor firm foreign client individu inventor firm patent advis spanish law patent trade mark confer spanish industri properti agent exclus right provid servic field connect enjoy right client individu corpor client patent advis resid spain leav law contrari ec treati account fact servic sought client resid spain wish assert industri properti spain abroad spanish industri properti agent exclus conclud law agent servic market competit condit word separ market market servic connect enjoy industri properti right spain necessit relat spanish patent trade mark offic sought resid constitut market reserv spanish industri properti agent regist coapi market servic connect enjoy industri properti right spain abroad sought client resid spain sought person spanish industri properti agent agent necessarili occupi import posit market view specif technic natur servic condit access profess provid guarante client member compet provid servic coapi member estim total annual turnov involv member activ busi member state account thereof coapi decis price fix coapi act gener meet regularli gener annual adopt decis increas scale charg section describ servic provid agent record ordinari gener meet held januari refer decis hold period gener meet end year discuss scale charg charg studi administr board put forward gener meet propos alter record gener meet year meet administr board year work prepar refer procedur determin price increas adopt scale charg date effect addit circular decemb septemb deal inclus servic scale charg interpret section coapi circular decemb septemb circular decemb notifi member scale charg applic servic result spain access european patent convent servic european patent offic behalf spanish client registri behalf correspond foreign direct client servic relat valid applic european patent design spain obtain provision protect produc nation effect list section nation scale charg foreign scale charg correspond tariff foreign scale charg direct client tariff append circular basic amount peseta calcul amount section foreign currenc tariff tariff tariff higher tariff peseta circular sum provision confirm amend light experi discuss agreement gener meet circular septemb clarifi aspect circular decemb applic scale charg section scale dollar pound sterl german mark yen section nation scale charg valid publish european applic european patent grant provision final protect spain record ordinari gener meet januari record meet state propos administr board approv nation scale charg increas fee increas charg proport real variat registri charg section renew distinct sign industri model increas relat exclus charg foreign scale charg align scale dollar pound sterl french franc depreci currenc swiss franc scale mainten swiss franc yen german mark increas determin preced year involv increas swiss franc rate time increas swiss franc german mark yen appreci peseta dollar fallen date scale effect februari circular februari coapi inform member urgent amount pend complet print scale charg nation foreign scale charg approv gener meet januari foreign scale charg effect march record meet administr board extraordinari gener meet novemb novemb administr board decid propos gener meet gener increas applic nation scale charg rate inflat foreign scale charg swiss franc alter appreci peseta align swiss franc scale scale foreign currenc variat involv increas french franc scale german mark scale yen scale record gener meet show increas foreign scale incorpor increas decid allow depreci currenc circular novemb coapi inform member urgent amount scale charg print order make compli date scale effect januari record meet administr board extraordinari gener meet octob administr board propos alter scale charg adopt gener meet octob base futur increas parafisc charg produc impact charg applic distinct sign industri design fluctuat currenc bill record administr board meet novemb show decis appli increas section nation scale author grant gener meet octob regard foreign scale charg pound sterl scale unalt section currenc remain stabl year increas line forecast increas charg undervalu scale charg french franc german mark swiss franc simpli align pound sterl scale section increas propos addit overvalu scale yen dollar alter section increas situat circular novemb coapi inform member gener meet octob approv scale charg inform urgent price print scale charg complet record meet administr board januari ordinari gener meet januari record gener meet januari note approv administr board propos increas nation scale charg increas due registri charg foreign scale charg percentag fluctuat rate currenc scale charg german mark refer currenc align refer currenc section increas opposit repli suspensori proceed search mark opposit proceed decid scale charg effect april proof scale distribut member pend final print date fix compli circular march record meet administr board septemb decemb gener meet decemb record meet administr board septemb note propos increas foreign scale charg submit gener meet involv increas scale charg german mark align scale gener meet decemb approv propos increas scale charg submit administr board approv previous defer decis gener meet octob scale charg determin base increas scale charg peseta increas registri charg increas consum price index align scale charg foreign currenc german mark gener increas record meet administr board novemb novemb decemb januari record meet administr board novemb note propos gener increas scale charg increas registri charg record meet novemb state scale align charg foreign agent european commun detail studi compar scale spanish industri properti agent foreign agent point conclus call propos scale charg foreign client amend take account amount charg movement rate exchang nation scale charg amend individu section record meet administr board decemb urg nation scale charg increas section section opposit connect industri design draft memoranda special increas charg section meet januari administr board conclud foreign scale charg alter octob scale alter peseta fallen dollar yen german mark whilst risen french franc swiss franc pound sterl argument coapi essenti aspect written oral observ submit coapi commiss summar coapi public servic bodi spanish constitut court number occas confirm profession associ statu corpor govern public law basic legisl associ point exclus jurisdict state autonom commun coapi consid view profession associ constitut public servic bodi spanish constitut assign state sole juridict base legal rule applic public servic bodi coapi class associ undertak mean articl ec treati industri properti agent class undertak mean articl coapi leav question open agent meet coapi capac coapi discharg function assign law amend law requir account interest ordinari individu coapi duti consider public interest distinct mere selfish interest member duti secur complianc member duti flow applic gener specif legisl vest state author act profession associ discharg function assign law constitut administr act subject review appeal revis recurr administr court coapi decis constitut administr act consid decis associ undertak mean articl ec treati coapi regul constitut royal decre form part spanish law constitut state rule coapi fix minimum price accord gener spanish legisl applic profession associ special legisl applic industri properti agent exceed limit legisl regulatori framework coapi regul natur state rule declar incompat articl ec treati proceed regul forego appli coapi decis coapi form part public servic decis constitut administr act commiss institut proceed coapi regul contest act coapi constitut applic public servic bodi legisl profession associ commiss hand institut proceed articl ec treati spanish state consid legisl contraven articl ec treati grant profession associ statu public servic bodi confer function capabl restrict competit case coapi fix minimum price advantag promot competit member profess qualiti servic consum choic matter price select agent offer guarante honesti experi dilig result improv qualiti servic prevent dishonest agent deceiv consum provid poor servic ii legal assess articl undertak associ undertak industri properti agent constitut undertak mean articl ec treati practis profess emploi person agent provid servic long term basi consider fact constitut regul profess purpos spanish law council direct eec servic intellectu technic special natur provid person direct basi alter natur econom activ court justic european commun judgment april case hoefner macroton concept undertak encompass entiti engag econom activ legal statu entiti financ coapi incorpor industri properti agent spain constitut associ undertak mean articl ec treati fact form profession associ public author entrust function regul profess spanish law form legal person govern public law prevent coapi regard associ undertak agreement undertak decis associ undertak coapi regul concern establish coapi rule procedur form origin agreement undertak adopt meet industri properti agent subsequ gener meet coapi modifi regul time coapi regul constitut decis associ undertak mean articl ec treati present coapi regul govern law februari amend law decemb lai intern rule regul profession associ drawn decis make bodi submit approv public author coapi regul agreement decis autonom separ legisl preced royal decre februari royal decre februari subsequ modif decre alter coapi regul statu agreement undertak decis associ undertak point likewis act coapi gener meet administr board fix price adopt coapi regul constitut decis associ undertak mean articl act bind member coapi ensur appli emploi power impos penalti fine sanction extend expuls coapi appreci restrict competit restrict price coapi regul articl coapi regul lai complex case administr board propos gener meet approv scale charg appli industri properti agent seek provid widest scope fee case articl coapi regul specifi gener meet act propos administr board fix compulsori minimum scale charg servic field industri properti case servic price difficult determin advanc draft memoranda appeal case industri properti laps point articl regul state charg fee cover scale charg approv gener meet constitut punish act articl coapi regul object appreci restrict freedom action coapi member announc common fix minimum price arrang constitut agreement object establish scale charg client contrari articl ec treati provis coapi member collect renounc freedom fix individu scale charg payment servic provid client price restrict result applic coapi regul decis coapi adopt annual increas nation scale charg foreign scale charg tariff appli foreign correspon tariff appli foreign individu client scale minimum charg specif date effect incorpor record meet januari novemb octob januari decemb decemb point constitut appreci restrict competit mean articl ec treati decis appli restrict contain articl coapi regul object effect prevent industri properti agent compet fee fix minimum charg artifici reinforc barrier entri aspir industri properti agent limit access client altern sourc servic obtain patent trade mark right spain forego constitut appreci restrict extend servic question provid industri properti agent client spain abroad collect price fix restrict competit prohibit articl ec treati judgment januari case bnic clair court justic held natur agreement fix minimum price bind trader market question intend distort competit market appreci effect trade member state articl coapi regul establish minimum scale charg appli coapi member relat categori servic servic client resid abroad servic client resid spain categori cover applic secur industri properti right spain applic seek right abroad note person resid spain lodg applic secur spain conjunct applic secur abroad client wish secur exclus trade mark protect spain member state product bear mark export regist mark countri case client request industri properti agent file applic intern mark intern bureau wipo geneva pursuant madrid agreement minimum scale agre coapi cover type cross border servic enabl client establish abroad secur spain enabl spanish client secur abroad extent arrang question affect trade member state mean articl ec treati court justic held judgment april case erauw jacqueri la hesbignonn agreement caught prohibit contain articl affect trade member state appreci degre case fact scale charg affect busi sector scale charg appli applic client abroad coapi member monopol activ regard activ open competit applic spanish client secur right abroad coapi member necessarili hold preponder posit specialist field unlik spanish competitor reason affili coapi member fulfil condit profession skill identifi statu client enabl attract busi foreign competitor spanish client tend prefer spanish agent languag practic reason inapplic articl case undertak concern base singl member state agreement decis relat import export servic member state cover articl regul notifi agreement fulfil condit exempt laid articl treati notif made provis coapi regul fix scale charg coapi decis implement provis fulfil condit exempt practic commiss decis confirm court justic show collect fix minimum price consid breach rule competit ec treati qualifi exempt articl suppos collect fix minimum price intend ensur high qualiti servic mean case collect fix prevent provis poor qualiti servic impun price higher minima commiss decis eec arow bnic qualiti servic provid industri properti agent case larg secur condit access profess exclus right grant agent high level probiti attach profess court justic judgment januari join case vbbb vbvb declar collect fix minimum price constitut sort guarante unfair competit constitut suffici reason exempt market commun rule competit coapi legal oblig account right ordinari individu discharg function entrust law section law likewis suffic conclud condit exempt laid articl fulfil fact claus question specif concern fee dealt section law claus leav profession associ free fix minimum fee coapi state scale charg base econom factor restrict prevent consum benefit servic lower price effici agent provid form disincent agent seek alter work practic enabl reduc cost restrict fail consum fair share benefit improv distribut servic promot technic econom progress applic nation legal framework rule competit ec treati coapi disclaim liabil maintain act question follow provis law februari amend law decemb legal oblig coapi draw intern regul section law respons profession associ includ regul minimum profession fee constitut oblig law fix scale charg criteria fix scale leav profession associ respons competit price restrict legisl act permit legisl privat busi act profession associ act form part exercis public author fact ordinari individu appeal administr court decis coapi alter natur decis decis associ undertak court justic judgment januari case bnic clair rule articl state appli agreement undertak decis associ undertak legal framework agreement made decis classif framework nation legal system irrelev applic commun rule competit articl treati concern decis bnic refer administr court ordinari court judgment cite point ecr tribun de defensa de la competencia tdc emphas decis cite footnot point act profession associ appeal administr court constitut administr act court understand matter relat deleg public author tdc add determin act put administr court simpl legal conveni infer act colegio constitut administr act court justic judgment novemb case inno atab laid undertak escap applic commun competit rule simpli behaviour encourag public author articl seq depriv effect state render liabl case serv reduc amount fine coapi liabl exclud applic competit rule posit commiss case judgment court justic march case itali commiss state deleg associ undertak power fix price appli member commit breach articl paragraph articl articl ec treati associ exercis power escap applic articl ec treati articl regul articl regul lai commiss applic initi find infring articl decis requir undertak associ undertak concern bring infring end coapi fail bring infring end maintain decis fix minimum scale charg declar contrari articl ec treati statu legal person govern public law power confer nation legisl circumst commiss consid order bring infring end adopt decis articl constitut infring articl ec treati articl regul colegio ofici de agent de la propiedad industri coapi decis coapi adopt annual establish minimum scale charg applic client resid spain extent concern servic relat applic grant renew industri properti right abroad minimum scale charg applic client resid abroad articl coapi step bring infring mention articl end forthwith abstain futur adopt measur object effect articl coapi inform member write content decis termin infring refer articl practic consequ flow therefrom freedom individu member establish scale charg coapi month notif decis commun commiss inform transmit member pursuant forego paragraph articl decis address colegio ofici de agent de la propiedad industri coapi call montera madrid brussel januari commiss karel van miert member commiss servic involv relat spanish patent trade mark offic delet busi secret tribun de defensa de la competencia court protect competit rule decis novemb decemb profession associ consitut public servic bodi act administr act court consid associ constitut corpor cover industri profess basi establish strictli privat add statu recogn settl case law constitut court suprem court oj ecr paragraph ecr paragraph ecr paragraph oj paragraph ecr paragraph ecr paragraph ecr paragraph ecr paragraph