5-3-5 Current TM practice (cont.)

1.
An application for cancellation has to be filed in writing. It is __________________ to use the forms provided by the Office, as long as all the admissibility requirements are met.

2.
In order for a sign to be registrable, it __________________ have to have a minimum level of distinctiveness.

3.
The only substantial difference between Articles 8(4) and 8(4a) EUTMR is that the latter does not ____________________ the opponent to prove use in the course of trade of more than mere local significance.

4.
All evidence, with the exception of the evidence that the opponent must provide within the time limit given to substantiate its opposition, _____________________ be submitted in any official language of the European Union, as Rule 96(2) EUTMIR applies.

5.
The parties ____________________ decide on the measure that brings the opposition proceedings to conclusion. While they can decide on the withdrawal of the opposition, they can also simply ask the Office to close the case without giving specific reasons.