règlement

English translation: charter (of a collective mark)

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French term or phrase:règlement
English translation:charter (of a collective mark)
Entered by: Yolanda Broad

21:50 Jan 25, 2016
French to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law: Patents, Trademarks, Copyright / Denial of Trademark Registration
French term or phrase: règlement
I am totally stumped by the use of this word (réglement) in this context. This document is a WIPO Rejection of a Trademark application. It is in regard to a Russian trademark. A portion of this document is in Russian, and the French portion makes reference to Russian law.

In this section of the document, the requirements of the law for making an application are recited.

Here is the context:

Art. 1511. L’enregistrement de la marque collective.
1. La demande d’une marque collective doit remettre à l’Institut fédéral de la propriété intellectuelle un "règlement" contenant:
1) le nom de l’entreprise autorisée à enregistrer la marque collective à son nom;
2) le cercle des entreprises habilitées à utiliser la marque collective;
3) le but de l’enregistrement de la marque collective;

Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Laura
Laura Hastings-Brownstein
Local time: 04:16
charter (of a collective mark)
Explanation:
this being an important law, unsurprisingly it has been already translated into English

Article 1511. Official Registration of a Collective Mark

1. An application for registration of a collective mark (application for a collective trademark) filed with the federal executive authority for intellectual property shall be accompanied by a charter of a collective trademark which shall contain:
1) the name of the association authorized to register the collective mark on its name (the rightholder);
2) a list of persons having the right to use this collective mark;
3) the purpose of registration of the collective mark;

4) a list of and common characteristics of quality or other general properties of goods that are to be designated by the collective mark;
5) the terms of use of the collective mark;
6) provisions on the procedure for supervision of the use of the collective mark;
7) provisions on responsibility for violation of the charter of the collective mark.
2. Data on the persons having the right to use the collective mark shall be entered in the State Register of Trademarks and in the collective mark certificate in addition to the information provided for by Articles 1503 and 1504 of the present Code. This data as well as an extract from the charter of the collective mark on the common characteristics of quality and of other general properties of goods with respect to which this mark has been registered shall be published by the federal executive authority for intellectual property in the official gazette.
The rightholder shall inform the federal executive authority for intellectual property of changes in the charter of the collective mark.
...

http://www.meti.go.jp/english/apec/apec-isti/economy/ruz/att...

in fact, it's the translation provided by the institution applying this law :

Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks (ROSPATENT), 2011
CIVIL CODE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Passed by the State Duma
on November 24, 2006
Approved by the Federation Council
on December 8, 2006
(as in force on December 1, 2007)
PART IV
SECTION VII
RIGHTS TO THE RESULTS OF INTELLECTUAL ACTIVITY AND MEANS
OF INDIVIDUALIZATION
...

http://www.rupto.ru/docs/Civil_Code.pdf
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Daryo
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:16
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Thank you very much, indeed!
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3 +1memorandum
Jennifer Levey
4Standing order/By-laws
narasimha (X)
4charter (of a collective mark)
Daryo
4regulations
Alison MacG


  

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réglement
memorandum


Explanation:
It's just a document containing the required data, presumably signed off by someone with appropriate authority.

Jennifer Levey
Chile
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Chakib Roula
6 hrs

neutral  Daryo: MANY types of document fit your definition, why this one would be a "memorandum" and not s.t. else?
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réglement
Standing order/By-laws


Explanation:
This Standing order includes the instructions given with regard to the trade mark to be registered.

narasimha (X)
India
Local time: 16:46
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Chakib Roula
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disagree  Daryo: a rule or order governing the procedure, conduct, etc, of a legislative body, not a group of trademark holders http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/standing...
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règlement (de la marque collective)
charter (of a collective mark)


Explanation:
this being an important law, unsurprisingly it has been already translated into English

Article 1511. Official Registration of a Collective Mark

1. An application for registration of a collective mark (application for a collective trademark) filed with the federal executive authority for intellectual property shall be accompanied by a charter of a collective trademark which shall contain:
1) the name of the association authorized to register the collective mark on its name (the rightholder);
2) a list of persons having the right to use this collective mark;
3) the purpose of registration of the collective mark;

4) a list of and common characteristics of quality or other general properties of goods that are to be designated by the collective mark;
5) the terms of use of the collective mark;
6) provisions on the procedure for supervision of the use of the collective mark;
7) provisions on responsibility for violation of the charter of the collective mark.
2. Data on the persons having the right to use the collective mark shall be entered in the State Register of Trademarks and in the collective mark certificate in addition to the information provided for by Articles 1503 and 1504 of the present Code. This data as well as an extract from the charter of the collective mark on the common characteristics of quality and of other general properties of goods with respect to which this mark has been registered shall be published by the federal executive authority for intellectual property in the official gazette.
The rightholder shall inform the federal executive authority for intellectual property of changes in the charter of the collective mark.
...

http://www.meti.go.jp/english/apec/apec-isti/economy/ruz/att...

in fact, it's the translation provided by the institution applying this law :

Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks (ROSPATENT), 2011
CIVIL CODE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Passed by the State Duma
on November 24, 2006
Approved by the Federation Council
on December 8, 2006
(as in force on December 1, 2007)
PART IV
SECTION VII
RIGHTS TO THE RESULTS OF INTELLECTUAL ACTIVITY AND MEANS
OF INDIVIDUALIZATION
...

http://www.rupto.ru/docs/Civil_Code.pdf


Daryo
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:16
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian, Native in FrenchFrench
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Asker: Thank you for all this information!

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réglement
regulations


Explanation:
The "règlement" here refers to "règlement d'usage" in relation to collective marks and "regulations" is the term normally used in English for this concept. Compare the procedures for the various countries or systems.

International marks - WIPO

The owner of the collective mark is responsible for ensuring the compliance with certain standards (usually fixed in the regulations concerning the use of the collective mark) by its members. Thus, the function of the collective mark is to inform the public about certain particular features of the product for which the collective mark is used. Most countries require that an application for a collective mark be accompanied by a copy of the regulations which govern the use of the collective mark.
http://www.wipo.int/sme/en/ip_business/collective_marks/coll...
L'entité titulaire de la marque collective est tenue de veiller à ce que ses membres respectent certaines normes (généralement fixées dans le règlement concernant l'utilisation de cette marque). Ainsi, cette dernière a pour fonction d'informer le public de certaines caractéristiques particulières du produit pour lequel elle est utilisée. Dans la plupart des pays, il est exigé que toute demande d'enregistrement d'une marque collective soit accompagnée d'un exemplaire du règlement régissant l'utilisation de cette marque.
http://www.wipo.int/sme/fr/ip_business/collective_marks/coll...

France

Article L715-1
La marque est dite collective lorsqu'elle peut être exploitée par toute personne respectant un règlement d'usage établi par le titulaire de l'enregistrement.
La marque collective de certification est appliquée au produit ou au service qui présente notamment, quant à sa nature, ses propriétés ou ses qualités, des caractères précisés dans son règlement.
http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichCodeArticle.do;jsessioni...

Russian Federation (from WIPO document in English and of particular relevance to your document)

In accordance with Article 1511(1) of the Code, the regulations for a collective mark shall be attached to an application for registration of the collective mark (contrary to a trademark application). The regulations for a collective mark shall contain the following information:
the name of the association authorized to register the collective mark in its name;
a list of the people that have the right to use this collective mark;
the purpose of registering the collective mark;
a list and the single characteristics of the quality or other general characteristics of goods which will be designated by the collective mark;
conditions for use of a collective mark;
regulations on the procedure for verifying use of a collective mark;
regulations concerning liability for infringement of collective mark regulations.
http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/sct/en/comments/pdf/sct...

Switzerland

2. En vertu de la législation suisse sur les marques en vigueur depuis le 1er avril 1993, le titulaire d’une marque collective ou d’une marque de garantie doit remettre à l’Institut un règlement concernant l’usage de cette marque.
http://www.wipo.int/edocs/madrdocs/fr/2004/madrid_2004_3.pdf
2. Pursuant to the law of trademarks in force in Switzerland since April 1, 1993, the holder of a collective mark or of a guarantee mark is required to submit to the Institute regulations concerning the use of such mark.
http://www.wipo.int/edocs/madrdocs/en/2004/madrid_2004_3.pdf

Community marks - OHIM

Article 65
Règlement d’usage de la marque
1. Le demandeur d’une marque communautaire collective doit présenter un règlement d’usage dans le délai prescrit.
2. Le règlement d’usage indique les personnes autorisées à utiliser la marque, les conditions d’affiliation à l’association ainsi que, dans la mesure où elles existent, les conditions d’usage de la marque, y compris les sanctions. Le règlement d’usage d’une marque visée à l’article 64 paragraphe 2 doit autoriser toute personne dont les produits ou services proviennent de la zone géographique concernée, à devenir membre de l’association qui est titulaire de la marque.
http://oami.europa.eu/fr/mark/aspects/pdf/4094frCV.pdf
Article 65
Regulations governing use of the mark
1. An applicant for a Community collective mark must submit regulations governing its use within the period prescribed.
2. The regulations governing use shall specify the persons authorized to use the mark, the conditions of membership of the association and, where they exist, the conditions of use of the mark including
sanctions. The regulations governing use of a mark referred to in Article 64 (2) must authorize any person whose goods or services originate in the geographical area concerned to become a member of
the association which is the proprietor of the mark.
http://oami.europa.eu/en/mark/aspects/pdf/4094enCV.pdf

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Note added at 1 day9 hrs (2016-01-27 06:55:11 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks for your comment. However, "regulations" is the term used in English in precisely this context by WIPO, OHIM, UKIPO.

Alison MacG
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
Notes to answerer
Asker: No, this is not correct in this context. Obviously, the word means "regulation", but in this context it does not fit, that is why I asked for assistance.


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neutral  Daryo: I find using "regulations" for rules agreed between private entities a bit misleading - usually "regulations" are imposed by a public authority, but it seems to be used also that way ...
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