EU Regulation no. 2015/2424, entered into force on March 23, 2016, introduced a number of changes to the European trademark regime.
Among them, the amended regulation provides for the abolition of the graphic representation requirement. This implies that, as of October 1, 2017, signs may be represented in any suitable form, using the available technology, provided that the representation is clear, precise, autonomous, easily accessible, intelligible, durable and objective.