1996 No. 1942
The Trade Marks (Fees) Rules 1996
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 54 and 79 of the Trade Marks Act 19941 (“the Act”), of the power conferred on him by the Department of Trade and Industry (Fees) Order 19882, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Rules:—
1
These Rules may be cited as the Trade Marks (Fees) Rules 1996 and shall come into force on 2nd October 1996.
2
3
The fees to be paid in respect of any matters arising under the Act, the Trade Marks Rules 1994 and the Trade Marks (International Registration) Order 1996 shall be those specified in the Schedule to these Rules; and in any case where a form specified in the Schedule as the corresponding form in relation to any matter is specified in the Trade Marks Rules 1994 or the Trade Marks (International Registration) Order 1996 that form shall be accompanied by the fee specified in respect of that matter (unless the Rules or the Order otherwise provide).
4
Where a fee has been paid in error, the registrar shall repay the same; and where a fee has been paid in excess of the amount specified hereunder, the registrar shall remit the amount paid in excess.
5
1
These are hereby revoked—
a
the Trade Marks (Fees) Rules 19945.
b
the Trade Marks (International Registration) (Fees) Rules 19966.
2
Notwithstanding the revocation of the Trade Marks (Fees) Rules 1994, the Rules referred to below shall continue to apply in respect of any matter arising under the Trade Marks and Service Marks Rules 19867 (as amended) for which a fee is specified thereunder, in so far as those Rules continue to apply to any application for registration of a trade mark or service mark filed before 31st October 1994 or to any proceedings thereunder commenced before that date—
a
the Trade Marks and Service Marks (Fees) Rules 19928;
b
the Trade Marks and Service Marks (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 19939
and
c
the Trade Marks and Service Marks (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 199410
SCHEDULEFEES PAYABLE
(In this Schedule, references to a rule are references to that rule in the Trade Marks Rules 1994 and references to an article are references to that article in the Trade Marks (International Registration) Order 1996.)
Corresponding form | Item | Amount £ |
|---|---|---|
TM3 | Application for registration of a trade mark (rule 5) or a series of trade marks (rule 21) | 225 |
Class fee (rule 5), for each class over one | 50 | |
Transformation application (articles 19 – 20) | 100 | |
TM3A | Application for additional classes following examination of a mark (rule 8(3)), for each additional class | 50 |
TM5 | Request to the registrar for a statement of the reasons for his decision (rule 56(2)) | 100 |
TM7 | Notice of opposition to the registration of a mark (rule 13(1)), to the amendment of an application (rule 18(2)), or to the amendment of the regulations relating to a certification or collective trade mark (rule 23(4)), to the alteration of a registered trade mark (rule 25(3)), to the removal of matter from the register (rule 39(2)(a)), to the reclassification of a mark from Schedule 3 to Schedule 4 (rule 41(1)) | 200 |
Notice of opposition on the conferring of protection to the international registration (article 10) | 200 | |
TM9 | Request for extension of time (rule 62(2)) | 50 |
TM11 | Renewal of registration (rule 28) | 250 |
Class fee for each class over one | 200 | |
Delayed renewal of registration (rule 29(1)) | 50 | |
TM12 | Request for division of an application (rule 19(1)) | 100 |
TM13 | Request for the restoration and renewal of a registration removed from the register for failure to renew (rule 30(1)) | 100 |
TM16 | Request to enter details of an assignment (rule 35(1)(a)) | 50 |
TM17 | Request to merge either applications or registrations (rule 20(1)) | 100 |
TM23 | Request by the registered proprietor for the partial surrender of a registered trade mark (rule 26(1)(b)) | 50 |
TM24 | Application to record or cancel a registrable transaction other than an assignment or licence (rule 35(1)(d)) | 50 |
Application to record or cancel a notifiable transaction (article 6) | 50 | |
TM26 | Request for the revocation, invalidation or rectification of a registration (rule 31(1)) | 200 |
Request for the revocation or invalidation of a protected international trade mark (UK); rectification of the supplementary register (article 13; article 15) | 200 | |
TM28 | Recordal of concurrent registration (article 21) | 50 |
TM31C | Request for information about applications and registered trade marks (rule 42) | 20 |
TM31M | Request for information in relation to an international trade mark (UK) (article 25) | 20 |
TM31R | Request for certified copy of an entry on the register (rule 37), per certificate | 20 |
TM35 | Filing of regulations governing the use of a certification or collective mark (rule 22) | 200 |
TM36 | Request to amend regulations governing the use of a certification or collective mark (rule 23(1)) | 100 |
TM50 | Application for the registration of a licence under registered trade mark (rule 35(1)(b)) | 50 |
Submission fee for an application for international registration to the International Bureau by the Patent Office (article 22) | 40 | |
Handling fee for the transmission by the Patent Office of monies payable to the International Bureau for renewal of an international registration (article 31) | 20 |
(This note is not part of the Rules)