Explanatory note

These Rules amend rules 21, 59 and 60 of the Trade Marks and Service Marks Rules 1986 as a consequence of the change made at the same time in the Trade Marks and Service Marks (Fees) Rules 1990 (S.I. 1990/1800) for the payment of a composite fee for an application to register and, if accepted, for the registration of the mark in respect of an application filed on or after 1st October 1990. A separate registration fee will continue to be charged for an application to register filed before that date. Paragraph (2) of rule 60 (the requirement to file a further representation of the mark before its entry in the register) is revoked.