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The Trade Marks (International Registration) (Amendment) Order 2024

S.I. 2024/1077 · Made 28 October 2024

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TRADE MARKS

Made 28th October 2024

Laid before Parliament 31st October 2024

Coming into force 21st November 2024

The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 54 of the Trade Marks Act 1994f1.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1994 c. 26; section 54 was amended by the Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Act 2017 (c. 14), section 2(1) and (4).

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and extent
  2. 2Amendment of the Trade Marks (International Registration) Order 2008: concurrent registrations
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and extent

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Trade Marks (International Registration) (Amendment) Order 2024.

(2)

This Order comes into force on 21st November 2024.

(3)

This Order extends to England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Manf1.

2Amendment of the Trade Marks (International Registration) Order 2008: concurrent registrations

(1)

The Trade Marks (International Registration) Order 2008f1 is amended as follows.

(2)

In Schedule 4, in paragraph 2(2)(c) (concurrent registrations), for “all” substitute “some or all of”.

Signature

Peter Kyle

Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

28th October 2024

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Trade Marks (International Registration) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2206), in order to implement an amendment of the Regulations under the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/treaties/textdetails/19818).

The amendment made by article 2 enables a registration to be concurrent where the goods and services in relation to which protection is conferred by the protected international trade mark (UK) include only some of those for which the trademark is registered.

A de minimus impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have is available from the Intellectual Property Office, Concept House, Cardiff Road, Newport, South Wales, NP10 8QQ.

A copy of this instrument and the Explanatory Memorandum are available from the Intellectual Property Office, Concept House, Cardiff Road, Newport, South Wales, NP10 8QQ. The Explanatory Memorandum is also available alongside this instrument on the Legislation UK website at www.legislation.gov.uk.