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1、OPENLETTERTOTHEEUROPEANPARLIAMENT,MEMBERSTATESANDCOMMISSIONONTHEEUTRADEMARKREFORMTheaboveorganisations,representingthousandsofcompaniesacrossallindustrysectors,fromSMEstomultinationals,andthemajorityusersoftheEuropeantrademarksystems,thanktheEuropeanCommission,ParliamentandMe
2、mberStatesfortheirengagementandunderstandingoftheimportanceoftheTradeMarkReformtoEurope’sbusinesscommunity,innovatorsandconsumers.BasedontherecentstudyoftheEUObservatoryonIPInfringements,whichdemonstratedthattrademark-intensiveindustriesaccountfor21%ofalljobsandfor34%ofEUGDP,
3、thecurrentsystemhasproventobeasuccess.WethereforeappreciatetheeffortsbytheCommission,theParliamentandMemberStatestoensurethatitcontinuestomeettheneedsofitsusersinthefuture.Inthatrespect,westronglysupporttheobjectivestomoderniseandharmonisethetrademarksystemsatsubstantiveandpr
4、ocedurallevels.Weherebywishtohighlightafewcriticalpointsfortheco-legislatorstoconsiderwhenengagingintriloguediscussions.1.ControlofCounterfeitGoodsinTransit[Article9(5)CTMR,10(5)TMD]WewelcomeandstronglysupporttheCommission’sproposalsandthevoteinFebruary2014bytheEuropeanParlia
5、menttoincluderobustmeasurestofightthetransitoftrademarkcounterfeitgoodsintheEU.Themeasuresprovideanefficientsolution,whichwouldnotaffectthetradeoflegitimategoods,includinggenuinegenericmedicines,undertheEU’sWTOinternationalobligations.WeurgetheRapporteurandShadowRapporteursto
6、defendthisapproachandcontinuetoshowleadershiponthisimportantopportunitytofightcounterfeitgoods.WealsoacknowledgethatthecompromisereachedbyMemberStatesatCOREPERlevelshouldmaintainthebalancebetweentheneedtostopcounterfeitgoodsintransitandtheneedtoensuresmoothinternationallegiti
7、matetrade.Trademarkcounterfeitingisaglobal,pervasiveandserioushindrancetogrowthandjobs,andoftenathreattocitizenhealthandsafety.TheexponentialgrowthoftheglobaltradeofcounterfeitsandtherecentmassivedropinseizuresattheEUbordershighlighttheurgentneedfortheEUtoadoptadequaterulesto
8、stemthetideandshowleadershipintheglobalfightagainstcounterfeitingino