| Guvnor

Enforced by: IPO
Status: Amended (in force with amendments)

What it defines

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

94 other provisions — procedural and definitional

s.001 Citation and commencement

s.002 Interpretation

s.002 Comparable trade mark (EU)

s.002 Comparable trade mark (IR)

s.003 Forms and directions of the registrar; section 66

s.004 Requirement as to fees

s.004 Prescribed comparable trade mark (IR) fees

s.005 Application for registration; section 32 (Form TM3)

s.005 Application for registration based upon an existing EUTM application; Schedule 2A paragraph 25

s.005 Application for registration based upon an existing ITM application, existing request for EU extension or transformation application; Schedule 2B paragraph 28, 29 or 33

s.006 Claim to priority; sections 35 & 36

s.007 Classification of goods and services; section 34

s.008 Application may relate to more than one class and shall specify the class (Form TM3A)

s.009 Determination of classification

s.010 Prohibition on registration of mark consisting of arms; section 4

s.011 Address for service

s.012 Failure to provide an address for service

s.013 Deficiencies in application; section 32

s.014 Notifying results of search

s.015 Compliance with request for expedited examination

s.016 Publication of application for registration; section 38(1)

s.017 Opposition proceedings: filing of notice of opposition; section 38(2) (Form TM7)

s.017 Opposition proceedings: filing of notice of fast track opposition; section 38(2) (Form TM7F))

s.018 Opposition proceedings: filing of counter-statement and cooling off period (Forms TM8, TM9c & TM9t)

s.019 Opposition proceedings: preliminary indication (Form TM53)

s.020 Opposition proceedings: evidence rounds

s.021 Procedure for intervention

s.022 Observations on application to be sent to applicant; section 38(3)

s.023 Publication of registration; section 40

s.024 Amendment of application; section 39 (Form TM21)

s.025 Amendment of application after publication; section 39 (Form TM7)

s.026 Division of application; section 41 (Form TM12)

s.026 Division of registration; section 41 (Form TM12R)

s.027 Merger of separate applications or registrations; section 41 (Form TM17)

s.028 Registration of a series of trade marks; section 41 (Form TM12)

s.029 Filing of regulations for collective and certification marks; Schedules 1 & 2 (Form TM35)

s.029 Filing of regulations for EU collective and certification marks; Schedule 2A, paragraph 4

s.029 Filing of regulations for International collective and certification marks; Schedule 2B, paragraph 4

s.030 Amendment of regulations of collective and certification marks; Schedule 1 paragraph 10 and Schedule 2 paragraph 11 (Forms TM36 & TM7)

s.031 Registration subject to disclaimer or limitation; section 13

s.032 Alteration of registered trade marks; section 44 (Forms TM25 & TM7)

s.033 Surrender of registered trade mark; section 45 (Forms TM22 & TM23)

s.034 Reminder of renewal of registration; section 43

s.035 Renewal of registration; section 43 (Form TM11)

s.036 Delayed renewal and removal of registration; section 43 (Form TM11)

s.037 Restoration of registration; section 43 (Form TM13)

s.037 Restoration of a European Union trade mark; Schedule 2A, paragraph 28

s.038 Application for revocation (on the grounds of non-use); section 46(1)(a) or (b) (Forms TM8(N) & TM26(N))

s.039 Application for revocation (on grounds other than non-use); section 46(1)(c) or (d) (Forms TM8 & TM26(O))

s.040 Application for revocation (on grounds other than non-use): evidence rounds

s.041 Application for invalidation: filing of application and counter-statement; section 47 (Forms TM8 & TM26(I))

s.042 Application for invalidation: evidence rounds

s.043 Setting aside cancellation of application or revocation or invalidation of registration; (Form TM29)

s.043 Invalidation or revocation of Existing EUTM: Cancellation notice and procedure on application for derogation; Schedule 2A paragraph 21A

s.044 Procedure on application for rectification; section 64 (Form TM26(R))

s.045 Procedure for intervention

s.046 Form of register; section 63(1)

s.047 Entry in register of particulars of registered trade marks; section 63(2) (Form TM24)

s.048 Entry in register of particulars of registrable transactions; section 25

s.049 Application to register or give notice of transaction; sections 25 & 27(3) (Form TM16, TM24, TM50 & TM51)

s.050 Public inspection of register; section 63(3)

s.051 Supply of certified copies etc; section 63(3) (Form TM31R)

s.052 Request for change of name or address in register; section 64(4) (Form TM21)

s.053 Removal of matter from register; sections 25(5)(b) and 64(5) (Form TM7)

s.054 Change of classification; sections 65(2) & 76(1)

s.055 Opposition to proposals; sections 65(3), (5) & 76(1) (Form TM7)

s.056 Request for information; section 67(1) (Form TM31C)

s.057 Information available before publication; section 67(2)

s.058 Inspection of documents; sections 67 & 76(1)

s.059 Confidential documents

s.060 Proof of authorisation of agent may be required; section 82 (Form TM33)

s.061 Registrar may refuse to deal with certain agents; section 88

s.062 General powers of registrar in relation to proceedings

s.063 Decisions of registrar to be taken after hearing

s.064 Evidence in proceedings before the registrar; section 69

s.065 Registrar to have power of an official referee; section 69

s.066 Hearings before registrar to be in public

s.067 Costs of proceedings; section 68

s.068 Security for costs; section 68

s.069 Decision of registrar (Form TM5)

s.070 Decisions subject to appeal; section 76(1)

s.071 Appeal to person appointed; section 76

s.072 Determination whether appeal should be referred to court; section 76(3)

s.073 Hearing and determination of appeal; section 76(4)

s.074 Correction of irregularities in procedure

s.075 Interrupted day

s.076 Delays in communication services

s.077 Alteration of time limits (Form TM9)

s.078 Filing of documents by electronic means

s.079 Electronic communications

s.080 Directions on hours of business; section 80

s.081 Trade Marks Journal; section 81

s.082 Translations

s.083 Revocation of previous rules and proceedings commenced under previous rules

Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.

Trade Marks Rules 2008

What it defines