# The Trade Marks (Amendment) Rules 2007, Article 5: Amendments to the Trade Mark Rules 2000


After rule 14, insert—
“Procedure for intervention
14A. (1) If the opposition or part of it is based on the relative grounds for refusal set out in section 5(1), (2) or (3), any person in paragraph (3) may file an application to the registrar on Form TM27 for leave to intervene and the registrar may, after hearing the parties concerned if so required, refuse such leave or grant leave upon such terms and conditions (including any undertaking as to costs) as she thinks fit.
(2) Any person granted leave to intervene shall, subject to any terms and conditions imposed in respect of the intervention, be treated as a party to the proceedings for the purposes of the application of the provisions of rules 13B, 13C, and 60 and shall be entitled to receive written notice of the decision of the registrar under Rule 14.
(3) The persons referred to in paragraph (1) are:
(a) the licensee of an earlier trade mark included in the statement of the grounds of opposition; and
(b) in the case of a collective mark or certification mark, the authorised user of an earlier collective mark or certification mark included in the statement of the grounds of opposition.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/2076/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/trade-marks-amendment-rules-2007/article-5
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