# The Community Trade Mark Regulations 2006, Regulation 2: Interpretation


(1) In these Regulations—
“Community trade mark court” means a court designated by regulation 12;
“international application” means an application to the International Bureau for registration of a trade mark in the International Register;
“international application designating the European Community” means an international application in which a request has been made for extension of protection to the European Community under Article 3ter (1) of the Madrid Protocol;
“International Register” means the register of trade marks maintained by the International Bureau for the purposes of the Madrid Protocol;
“international registration” means the registration of a trade mark in the International Register;
“international registration designating the European Community” means an international registration in relation to which a request has been made (either in the relevant international application or subsequently) for extension of protection to the European Community under Article 3ter (1) or (2) of the Madrid Protocol.
(2) In regulations 3 to 9, a reference to a Community trade mark includes a reference to an international trade mark (EC), and in that case—
(a) a reference to a revocation or declaration of invalidity of the mark is a reference to a revocation or declaration of invalidity of the protection of the mark;
(b) a reference to the goods or services for which the mark is registered is a reference to the goods or services in respect of which the mark is protected.
(3) In these Regulations “the Act” means the Trade Marks Act 1994, and any reference to a section is, unless the context otherwise requires, a reference to a section of that Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/1027/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/community-trade-mark-regulations-2006/regulation-2
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