{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/trade-marks-fees-rules-1996/note",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/trade-marks-fees-rules-1996/note.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1996/1942",
  "legislation_title": "The Trade Marks (Fees) Rules 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/trade-marks-fees-rules-1996",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Rules)\nThese Rules revoke and replace the Trade Marks (Fees) Rules 1994 (S.I.1994/2584) and the Trade Marks (International Registration) (Fees) Rules 1996 (S.I.1996/715).\nThey also provide for a reduction of the fees in respect of:\n(a) the class fee for applications for registration which cover goods and services falling in more than one class; and\n(b) applications for additional classes following examination of a mark, for each additional class.\nThe fees in respect of other matters have been retained.\nThe Rules retain the application of the Trade Marks and Service Marks (Fees) Rules 1992 (S.I. 1992/1069), the Trade Marks and Service Marks (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 1993 (S.I. 1993/3029) and the Trade Marks and Service Marks (Fees) (Amendments) Rules 1994 (S.I. 1994/2581) for matters arising under the Trade Marks and Service Marks Rules 1986 (S.I. 1986/1367) and which were filed or commenced before 31st October 1994.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1942/note",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}