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29 . 3 . 95 | EN Official Journal of the European Communities No C 77 A / 3

VACANCY NOTICE FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARDS OF APPEAL

( 95 / C 77 A / 02 )

PRELIMINARY NOTICE They must have no criminal convictions .

The Office for harmonization in the internal market

( trade marks and designs ), hereinafter referred to as ' the
Office ', will have several boards of appeal . Three boards
of appeal are planned initially, one to be established in
the second half of 1995, and the second and third to be
set up, as funds allow, in the first and second halves of

1996 .

They must have a thorough knowledge of one
Community language and a satisfactory knowledge of a
second Community language . One of these two
languages must be one of the five working languages of
the Office, namely English, French, German, Italian or
Spanish .

DESCRIPTION OF THE OFFICE MINIMUM CONDITIONS

The Office was established by Council Regulation ( EC )

No 40 / 94 of 20 December 1993 on the Community
trade mark ( OJ No L 11 of 14 January 1994 ).

The Office, which has legal personality and is inde ­
pendent as regards technical, administrative and financial
matters, is responsible for issuing and administering a
new category of intellectual property, the Community
trade mark, to which uniform protection is given and
which produces its effects throughout the European
Union .

— university degree, preferably in law,

— at least 15 years ' experience, including experience in

the field of intellectual property, in particular trade
marks and designs .

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

Judicial or related experience in the field of intellectual

property would be an advantage .

SEAT OF THE OFFICE

Alicante, Spain .

POWERS OF THE BOARDS OF APPEAL

The boards of appeal are competent to rule on appeals

against decisions of the Office 's examiners, opposition
divisions, administration of trade marks and legal
division and cancellation divisions .

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Renewable five-year temporary contract under the
Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the
European Communities . The grade will reflect the
responsibilities to be assumed . Monthly salary will be at
least Bfrs 304 356 .

The boards of appeal consist of three members . APPLICATIONS

DUTIES If you are interested you should submit your application,

To exercise the powers vested in the boards of appeal . together with a detailed curriculum vitae, within six

weeks of publication of this notice, to the chairman of

APPOINTMENT the administrative board of the Office at the following

address :

To exercise the powers vested in the boards of appeal .

APPOINTMENT

The members of the boards of appeal are appointed by
the Council of the European Union on a proposal from
the administrative board of the Office . The chairmen and

members of the boards of appeal must be independent .
In their decisions they may not be bound by any
instructions .

Candidates must be nationals of one of the Member
States of the European Union, and have been born after

1 January 1936 in the case of the first board, and
1 January 1937 in the case of the second and third
boards .

Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market,

( trade marks and designs ),
20 Avenida de Aguilera,
E t-03080 Alicante,

stating for which board or boards you wish to be
considered .

Applications should be sent by registered post ; the
postmark will serve as proof of the date of dispatch .