14. For regulation 10 substitute—U.K.
10.—(1) This regulation applies where, pursuant to Article 108 of the Community Trade Mark Regulation(1)—
(a)the applicant for or the proprietor of a Community trade mark requests the conversion of his Community trade mark application or Community trade mark into an application for registration of a trade mark under the Act; or
(b)the holder of an international registration designating the European Community requests (in accordance with Article 154(1)(a) of that Regulation) the conversion of that designation into an application for registration of a trade mark under the Act.
(2) Where the request has been transmitted to the registrar under Article 109(3) of the Community Trade Mark Regulation, it shall be treated as an application for registration of a trade mark under the Act.
(3) A decision of the registrar in relation to the request shall be treated as a decision of the registrar under the Act.”.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 14 in force at 1.10.2004, see reg. 1(2)
Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 of 20 December 1993 on the Community trade mark (OJ No L 11, 14.1.1994, p. 1), to which amendments relevant to these Regulations have been made by Council Regulation (EC) No 1992/2003 of 27 October 2003 (OJ No L 296, 14.11.2003, p. 1) and Council Regulation (EC) No 422/2004 of 19 February 2004 (OJ No L 70, 9.3.2004, p.1).