Rule 6 Amendments to the Trade Marks (Fees) Rules 2000I1

After rule 3, insert—

“3A.

Where the registrar—

(a)

has received a request for expedited examination of an application for registration of a trade mark under rule 5(1A) of the Trade Marks Rules 2000 (“the Trade Marks Rules”), and

(b)

following the expiry of a period of ten business days (as specified in a direction given by the registrar under section 80) beginning on the business day after the date of filing of the application for registration, notifies the applicant, in accordance with rule 11B of the Trade Marks Rules, whether or not it appears to the registrar that the requirements for registration are met,

the registrar shall repay the fee specified in the Schedule in respect of a request for expedited examination.”.