The Trade Marks Rules 2008

Filing of documents, hours of business, Trade Marks Journal and translations U.K.

Filing of documents by electronic means U.K.

78.  The registrar may permit as an alternative to the sending by post or delivery of the application, notice or other document in legible form the filing of the application, notice or other document by electronic means subject to such terms or conditions as the registrar may specify either generally by published notice or in any particular case by written notice to the person desiring to file any such documents by such means.

Commencement Information

I1 Rule 78 in force at 1.10.2008, see rule 1

Electronic communications U.K.

79.—(1) The delivery using electronic communications to any person by the registrar of any document is deemed to be effected, unless the registrar has otherwise specified, by transmitting an electronic communication containing the document to an address provided or made available to the registrar by that person as an address for the receipt of electronic communications; and unless the contrary is proved such delivery is deemed to be effected immediately upon the transmission of the communication.

(2) In this rule “electronic communication” has the same meaning as in the Electronic Communications Act 2000(1).

Commencement Information

I2 Rule 79 in force at 1.10.2008, see rule 1

Directions on hours of business; section 80 U.K.

80.  Any directions given by the registrar under section 80 specifying the hours of business of the Office and business days of the Office shall be published on the Office website.

Commencement Information

I3 Rule 80 in force at 1.10.2008, see rule 1

Trade Marks Journal; section 81 U.K.

81.  The registrar shall publish a journal, entitled “The Trade Marks Journal” containing such information as is required to be published in the Journal under these Rules and such other information as the registrar thinks fit.

Commencement Information

I4 Rule 81 in force at 1.10.2008, see rule 1

Translations U.K.

82.—(1) Where any document or part thereof which is in a language other than English is filed or sent to the registrar in pursuance of the Act or these Rules, the registrar may require that there be furnished a translation into English of the document or that part, verified to the satisfaction of the registrar as corresponding to the original text.

(2) The registrar may refuse to accept any translation which the registrar considers to be inaccurate in which event there shall be furnished another translation of the document in question verified in accordance with paragraph (1).

Commencement Information

I5 Rule 82 in force at 1.10.2008, see rule 1

(1)

2000 c.7