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The Trade Marks (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2007 No. 2077
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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
2007 No. 2077
TRADE MARKS
The Trade Marks (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2007
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Made |
18th July 2007 | |
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Laid before Parliament |
20th July 2007 | |
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Coming into force |
1st October 2007 | |
The Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 78 and 79 of the Trade Marks Act 1994[
1] and of the power conferred on him by the Department of Trade and Industry (Fees) Order 1988[
2] makes the following Rules—
1.
These Rules may be cited as the Trade Marks (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2007 and shall come into force on 1st October 2007.
2.
The Schedule to the Trade Marks (Fees) Rules 2000[
3] is amended by inserting after the entry which refers to form TM5 the following—
Number of corresponding form |
Item |
Amount |
£ |
"TM6 |
Request to the registrar by the proprietor of a Community trade mark or international trade mark (EC) to be notified of the results of a search of the register (rule 11A) |
50" |
Triesman
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Intellectual Property and Quality Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
18th July 2007
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Rules)
These Rules amend the Trade Marks (Fees) Rules 2000 (S.I. 2000/137) to require the payment of £50 if the proprietor of a Community trade mark or international trade mark (EC) wishes to receive notification of the results of a search of the register conducted under Article 4 of the Trade Marks (Relative Grounds) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1976).
A full regulatory impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available from the UK Intellectual Property Office, Room 2B36, Concept House, Cardiff Road, Newport, NP10 8QQ and is annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum which is available alongside this instrument on the OPSI website.
Notes:
[1]
1994 c.26.back
[2]
S.I. 1988/93, as amended by S.I. 1990/1473, which was made under section 102 of the Finance (No. 2) Act 1987 (c.51).back
[3]
S.I. 2000/137.back
ISBN
978 0 11 077992 8
| © Crown copyright 2007 |
Prepared
27 July 2007
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