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The Community Trade Mark Regulations 1996

Disclosure

King's Printer of Acts of Parliament

2016-06-07

TRADE MARKS

These Regulations make provision for the operation of the Community Trade Mark Regulation (Council Regulation (EC) No. 40/94 of 20th December 1993 (O.J. No. L 11, 14.1.94, p.1)). In particular, these Regulations provide for the following:the procedures for determining a posteriori the invalidity, or liability to revocation, of the registration of a trade mark from which a Community trade mark claims seniority;the conversion of a Community trade mark, or an application for a Community trade mark, into an application for registration under the Trade Marks Act 1994;the designation of courts in the United Kingdom having jurisdiction over proceedings arising out of the Community Trade Mark Regulation;the application in relation to a Community trade mark of the provisions of the Trade Marks Act 1994 which deal with groundless threat of infringement proceedings, importation of infringing goods, material or articles and offences;privilege for communications with persons on the list of professional representatives maintained in pursuance of Article 89 of the Community Trade Mark Regulation;the application of the Trade Marks Rules 1994 (S.I. 1994/2583).

The Community Trade Mark Regulations 1996

reg. 3(1A)

The Trade Marks (International Registrations Designating the European Community, etc.) Regulations 2004

reg. 9(2)

reg. 1(2)

The Community Trade Mark Regulations 1996

reg. 7

The Trade Marks (International Registrations Designating the European Community, etc.) Regulations 2004

reg. 12(a)

reg. 1(2)

The Community Trade Mark Regulations 1996

reg. 7

The Trade Marks (International Registrations Designating the European Community, etc.) Regulations 2004

reg. 12(b)

reg. 1(2)

The Community Trade Mark Regulations 1996

reg. 7

The Trade Marks (International Registrations Designating the European Community, etc.) Regulations 2004

reg. 12(c)

reg. 1(2)

The Community Trade Mark Regulations 1996

reg. 8A

The Trade Marks (International Registrations Designating the European Community, etc.) Regulations 2004

reg. 13

reg. 1(3)

Offences and forfeiture7

The provisions of section 92 (unauthorised use of trade mark, etc., in relation to goods), section 93 (enforcement function of local weights and measures authority), section 97 (forfeiture: England and Wales) and section 98 (forfeiture: Scotland) apply in relation to a Community trade mark and for the purposes of those provisions—

a

references to a registered trade mark shall include a Community trade mark;

b

references to goods in respect of which a trade mark is registered shall include goods in respect of which a Community trade mark is registered.