Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

[F1 Article 14d U.K. Transitional provisions: relations between trade marks, designations of origin and geographical indications when bridging arrangements are in effect

1. Where a designation of origin or geographical indication is entered on Great Britain’s PDOs and PGIs Register under Article 14c, Articles 14a and 14b and Annex 1A apply for the purposes of determining:

(a) whether an application to register a trade mark which was pending before IP completion day or was made during the relevant period, must be refused, or

(b) if a relevant invalidity application was made, whether the registration of a trade mark must be declared invalid,

but subject to the general modifications specified in paragraphs 2 and 3 and any further modifications made by regulations (if any) (see paragraph 4).

2. The modifications mentioned in paragraph 1 are that Articles 14a and 14b and Annex 1A are to be read as if:

(a) in the case of a type A term, any reference to a type 3A designation of origin or geographical indication included a reference to a type A term;

(b) in the case of a type B term, any reference to a type 3B designation of origin or geographical indication included a reference to a type B term.

3. In addition, Article 14b and Annex 1A are to be read as if any reference to Article 14a included a reference to that Article as applied by this Article.

4. The Secretary of State may, by regulations, make such further modifications to Article 14a or 14b or Annex 1A as the Secretary of State considers necessary for the purpose of ensuring that the relative priorities afforded to designations of origin, geographical indications and trade marks before IP completion day continue to apply appropriately during the relevant period.

5. In this Article:

• ‘relevant invalidity application’ means an application for a declaration of invalidity made under the TMA (as applied by Article 14b(1) and modified by Article 14b(2)) in relation to the registration of a trade mark;

• ‘type A term’ means a designation of origin or geographical indication which:

  (i)

  immediately before the application to register a trade mark is accepted, is entered in Great Britain’s PDOs and PGIs Register under article 14c, or

  (ii)

  is not so entered when the application to register a trade mark is accepted, but is to be protected under bridging arrangements which come into effect before the application to register a trade mark is accepted;

• ‘type B term’ means a designation of origin or geographical indication which is not entered in Great Britain’s PDOs and PGIs Register under article 14c when the relevant trade mark application is accepted but must be protected in Great Britain pursuant to bridging arrangements made on or after the day on which the relevant trade mark application is accepted.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Arts. 14c, 14d inserted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1661), reg. 1(3), Sch. 1