The Trade Marks (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Trade Marks (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 and come into force on exit day.

(2) In these Regulations—

“the 1994 Act” means the Trade Marks Act 1994;

“the Rules” means the Trade Mark Rules 2008(1).

Certain trade marks registered as European Union trade marks to have effect under the 1994 Act

2.  Schedule 1 contains amendments to the 1994 Act to make provision for certain trade marks registered as European Union trade marks to be treated as registered trade marks from exit day and about certain applications for such marks made before exit day.

Fees payable in respect of a comparable trade mark (EU)

3.  Schedule 2, which makes provision for the payment of fees in respect of a comparable trade mark (EU) (as that term is defined for the purposes of Schedule 2A to the 1994 Act as inserted by Schedule 1), has effect.

Other amendments to the 1994 Act

4.  Schedule 3, which contains other amendments to the 1994 Act, has effect.

Amendments to the Rules

5.  Schedule 4, which contains amendments to the Rules, has effect.

Consequential amendments etc

6.  Schedule 5, which contains consequential amendments, repeals, revocations, transitional and saving provisions, has effect.

Chris Skidmore

Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

13th February 2019

We consent to the making of these regulations

Jeremy Quin

Rebecca Harris

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

13th February 2019