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7.7.2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 188 A/1

## III

_(Notices)_

# OFFICE FOR HARMONISATION IN THE INTERNAL MARKET

**NOTICE OF A VACANCY FOR A MEMBER OF A BOARD OF APPEAL OF THE OFFICE FOR**
**HARMONISATION IN THE INTERNAL MARKET**

**(trade marks and designs)**

**(00/19/A/CHR)**

(2000/C 188 A/01)

**DESCRIPTION OF THE OFFICE** Pursuant to the provisions of Article 130 of the Community
trade mark Regulation, each Board of Appeal consists of three
members, one of whom is the chairman. According to service
The Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (trade
requirements, members or their alternates may be appointed
marks and designs), hereinafter referred to as the ‘Office’,
to one or several of the Boards of Appeal.
was established by Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 of
20 December 1993 on the Community trade mark (OJ L 11,
14.1.1994).
**APPOINTMENT**

The Office, which has legal personality and is independent as
regards technical, administrative and financial matters, is
Members of the Boards of Appeals are appointed, for a period
responsible for issuing and administering the Community
of five years, by the Council of the European Union acting on
trade mark, to which uniform protection is given and which
a proposal from the Administrative Board of the Office.
produces its effects throughout the whole of the European
Union.
Candidates must be nationals of one of the Member States of
the European Union and have been born after 1 January 1942.
In the future, it will also administer Community designs.

The Office’s budget for the year 2000 amounts to approxi- Candidates must not have been convicted or found guilty of
mately EUR 100 million and the number of posts will be in any criminal offence.
the region of 600.

Candidates must have a thorough knowledge of one Community language and a satisfactory knowledge of a second
**LOCATION OF THE OFFICE**
Community language. One of these languages must be one of
the five languages of the Office, namely Spanish, German,
Alicante, Spain. English, French and Italian.

**THE BOARDS OF APPEAL**
**MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS**

The Office currently has several Boards of Appeal. — a law-related university degree,

The Boards of Appeal are responsible for deciding on appeals — a minimum of 15 years’ professional experience, at least
from decisions of the examiners, the opposition division, the five of which must have been spent in the area of
administration of trade marks and legal division and the intellectual property, and in particular in the area of trade
cancellation division of the Office. marks and designs.

C 188 A/2 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 7.7.2000

**OTHER QUALIFICATIONS** supporting documents concerning qualifications and evidence
of professional experience (originals or certified copies of
Judicial or quasi-judicial experience in the field of intellectual degrees/diplomas and statements of employment), within six
property would be an advantage. weeks of publication of the present notice in the _Official Journal_
_of the European Communities_ (the postmark will serve as proof
of the date of dispatch) to the following address:
**CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT**
Chairman of the Administrative Board
Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market
A five-year temporary contract pursuant to point (a) of
(trade marks and designs)
Article 2 of the Conditions of Employment of other servants
Office A-4/10
of the European Communities, in category A, grade 3. This
Avenida de Aguilera, no 20
contract is renewable. The basic monthly salary will be at least
E-03080 Alicante
EUR 8 272,36.

Applications must be sent by registered post. The envelope
Employment shall be terminated either on the date established
and all correspondence should bear the following reference:
in the contract or at the request of the temporary agent in
99/130/A/CHR.
question, on the conclusion of three months’ notice, without
prejudice to the relevant provisions of the above mentioned The envelope must be marked as follows: ‘Not to be opened
Conditions of Employment. by the mail service’.

Further information may be obtained from:
**SELECTION PROCEDURE**
Director of the Administrative and Technical Services DepartSelection will be conducted subject to the control of the ment
Administrative Board. Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market
(trade marks and designs)
Avenida de Aguilera, no 20
**SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS** E-03080 Alicante
Tel. (34) 965 139 146
If you are interested, please submit your application by sending Fax (34) 965 139 143
a detailed curriculum vitae together with all the relevant E-mail: William.COPINE@oami.eu.int