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== Role ==
The main role of ECTA is to serve as a spokesperson on the problems related to the use and protection of industrial trademarks/designs in the European Union. <ref>[http://www.ecta.org/association/ ECTA Association Introduction]</ref> It refrains from taking a stand on issues which lack a common consensus from all member states. <ref>[http://www.ecta.org/association/role ECTA Association Role]</ref> The ECTA maintains close relations with the European Commission and the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trademarks and Designs) (OHIM), which manages and promotes Community Designs and Community Trademarks within the EU.<ref>[http://www.ecta.org/association/role ECTA Association Role]</ref>