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42.—(1) For the purposes of any proceedings under the Act, an address for service shall be furnished by—
(a)an applicant for the registration of a design;
(b)a person who makes an application under section 11ZB for a declaration of invalidity of a registered design;
(c)the registered proprietor of the design who opposes such an application [F1;]
[F2(d)a proprietor of a re-registered design who sends a derogation notice to the registrar under rule 15A.]
(2) The proprietor of a registered design, or any person who has registered any interest in a registered design, may furnish an address for service on Form DF1A.
(3) Where a person has furnished an address for service under paragraph (1) or (2), he may substitute a new address for service by notifying the registrar on Form DF1A.
[F3(4) An address for service furnished under this Rule shall be an address in the United Kingdom, [F4Gibraltar] or the Channel Islands.]
F5(6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textual Amendments
F1Rule 42(1)(c): semicolon substituted for word by The Designs and International Trade Marks (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/638), reg. 1, Sch. 6 para. 8(2) (as substituted by S.I. 2020/1050, regs. 1(2), 24(d)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Rule 42(1)(d) inserted by The Designs and International Trade Marks (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/638), reg. 1, Sch. 6 para. 8(3) (as substituted by S.I. 2020/1050, regs. 1(2), 24(d)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Rule 42(4) substituted for rule 42(4)(5) (6.4.2009) by The Patents, Trade Marks and Designs (Address for Service) Rules 2009 (S.I. 2009/546), rules 1, 6
F4Word in rule 42(4) substituted (1.1.2021) by The Patents, Trade Marks and Designs (Address for Service) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Rules 2020 (S.I. 2020/1317), rules 1(1), 4(a) (with rules 6-8)
F5Rule 42(6) omitted (1.1.2021) by virtue of The Patents, Trade Marks and Designs (Address for Service) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Rules 2020 (S.I. 2020/1317), rules 1(1), 4(b) (with rules 6-8)