PART 2 U.K.Amendments to the 1994 Act

Raising of relative grounds in opposition proceedings in case of non-use U.K.

8.—(1) Section 6A M1 is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1)(c), for the words from “period” to the end substitute “ relevant period ”.

(3) After subsection (1) insert—

“(1A) In this section “the relevant period” means the period of 5 years ending with the date of the application for registration mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or (where applicable) the date of the priority claimed for that application.”.

(4) In subsection (3)(a) for “period of five years ending with the date of publication of the application” substitute “ relevant period ”.

(5) In subsection (4)(a)—

(a) after “a form” insert “ (the “variant form”) ”;

(b) after “registered” insert “ (regardless of whether or not the trade mark in the variant form is also registered in the name of the proprietor) ”.

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Textual Amendments

F1 Reg. 8(6) revoked (31.12.2020) by The Trade Marks (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/269), reg. 1(1), Sch. 5 para. 6; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Marginal Citations

M1 Section 6A was inserted by S.I. 2004/946, regulations 3 and 4 and amended by S.I. 2008/1067 regulations 3 and 4, S.I. 2011/1043, article 4(1) and S.I. 2016/299, the Schedule paragraph 1.