Paragraph 9

For paragraph 8 (certificates of entitlement) there is substituted—

“Notification of entitlement and extensions

8.

As soon as practicable after a purchaser has acquired a relevant right or the Secretary of State has extended the relevant period, the Secretary of State must notify the purchaser of—

(a)

the registration mark to which the relevant right relates;

(b)

the name and address of the purchaser (as the Secretary of State has recorded them) and, where appropriate, the name of the nominated person (as so recorded);

(c)

the date of the agreement to purchase the right;

(d)

the date on which the right will cease to be exercisable; and

(e)

the unique identification reference which the Secretary of State has allocated to the right.”