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29 . 3 . 95 1 EN | Official Journal of the European Communities No C 77 A / 1

III

( Notices )

# OFFICE FOR HARMONIZATION IN THE INTERNAL MARKET

VACANCY NOTICE FOR CHAIRMEN OF THE BOARDS OF APPEAL

( 95 / C 77 A / 01 )

PRELIMINARY NOTICE APPOINTMENT

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 .

DESCRIPTION OF THE OFFICE

The Office was established by Council Regulation ( EC )
No 40 / 94 of 20 December 1993 on the Community
trade mark ( OJ L No 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 .

The chairmen 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 .

They must have no criminal convictions .

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 .

MINIMUM CONDITIONS

SEAT OF THE OFFICE
— law degree,

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 .

The boards of appeal consist of three members .

— 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, as would management
experience, preferably within a national, Community or
international civil service .

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

DUTIES

Renewable five-year temporary contract under the
To head an appeals board of the Office and exercise the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the
powers vested in it . European Communities . The grade will reflect the

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responsibilities to be assumed . Monthly salary will be at Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market,
least Bfrs 304 356 . ( trade marks and designs ),

20 Avenida de Aguilera,
APPLICATIONS E-03080 Alicante,

If you are interested you should submit your application,
together with a detailed curriculum vitae, within six
weeks of publication of this notice, to the chairman of
the administrative board of the Office at the following
address :

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 .