{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/trade-marks-international-registration-order-1996/article-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/trade-marks-international-registration-order-1996/article-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1996/714",
  "legislation_title": "The Trade Marks (International Registration) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/trade-marks-international-registration-order-1996",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Order—\n“the Act” means the Trade Marks Act 1994, and references to a section are, unless the context otherwise requires, to sections of that Act;\n“basic application” and “basic registration” have the respective meanings given by article 22;\n“Common Regulations” means the regulations adopted under article 10 of the Madrid Protocol with effect from 1 April 1996;\n“international application” means an application to the International Bureau for registration of a trade mark in the International Register;\n“International Bureau” means the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organisation;\n“International Register” means the register of trade marks maintained by the International Bureau for the purposes of the Madrid Protocol;\n“international registration” means the registration of a trade mark in the International Register;\n“international registration designating the United Kingdom” means an international registration in relation to which a request has been made (either in the relevant international application or subsequently) for extension of protection to the United Kingdom under Article 3ter (1) or (2) of the Madrid Protocol;\n“notifiable transaction” has the meaning given by article 6;\n“protected international trade mark (UK)” has the meaning given by article 12, and references to “protection” and “protected” shall be construed accordingly;\n“the Rules” means the Trade Marks Rules 1994, and references to a rule shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed accordingly;\n“supplementary register” has the meaning given by article 24;\n“transformation application” has the meaning given by article 19;\n“United Kingdom” includes the Isle of Man.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1994/2583."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2000/138",
      "affecting_title": "The Trade Marks (International Registration) (Amendment) Order 2000"
    },
    {
      "type": "am",
      "affecting": "uksi/2006/763",
      "affecting_title": "The Trade Marks (International Registration) (Amendment) Order 2006"
    },
    {
      "type": "am",
      "affecting": "uksi/2002/692",
      "affecting_title": "The Trade Marks (International Registration) (Amendment) Order 2002"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/714/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:48:27.775425+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}