PART 2 INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATIONS DESIGNATING THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
10. For regulation 4 substitute—

“Groundless threats of infringement proceedings
4. (1) The provisions of section 21 apply in relation to a Community trade mark as in relation to a registered trade mark.
(2) Those provisions apply in relation to an international trade mark (EC), and for this purpose—
(a) the reference in section 21(3) to the registration of the trade mark shall be treated as a reference to the protection of the international trade mark (EC); and
(b) the reference in section 21(4) to notification that a trade mark is registered, or that an application for registration has been made, shall be treated as a reference to notification that a trade mark is an international trade mark (EC), or is the subject of an international application or international registration designating the European Community.”.

Reg. 10 in force at 1.11.2004, see reg. 1(3)