The Trade Marks and Registered Designs (Amendment) Rules 2013

• Citation: S.I. 2013/444
• Sections: 8

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Rules may be cited as the Trade Marks and Registered Designs (Amendment) Rules 2013 and come into force on 31st March 2013.

Section 2 Amendments to the Trade Marks Rules 2008

The Trade Marks Rules 2008 are amended as follows.

Section 3 Amendments to the Trade Marks Rules 2008

(1) Rule 18 (Opposition proceedings: filing of counter-statement and cooling off period (Forms TM8, TM9c & TM9t)) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (3) for “shall begin on the notification date and end two months after that date” substitute “is the period of two months beginning immediately after the notification date”.

(3) In paragraph (4)(b) for “beginning on” substitute “beginning immediately after”.

(4) In the tailpiece to paragraph (4) for “shall begin on the notification date and end nine months after that date” substitute “is the period of nine months beginning immediately after the notification date”.

(5) In the tailpiece to paragraph (5) for “shall begin on the notification date and end eighteen months after that date” substitute “is the period of eighteen months beginning immediately after the notification date”.

(6) In the tailpiece to paragraph (6) after “two months” insert “beginning immediately”.

Section 4 Amendments to the Trade Marks Rules 2008

In the rules set out in Schedule 1 to these Rules, for “beginning with” substitute “beginning immediately after”.

Section 5 Amendments to the Registered Designs Rules 2006

The Registered Designs Rules 2006 are amended as follows.

Section 6 Amendments to the Registered Designs Rules 2006

In rule 23(2)(a)(i) omit the words “not resident in” and insert the same words in rule 23(2)(a) after “the United Kingdom but”.

Section 7 Amendments to the Registered Designs Rules 2006

In the rules set out in Schedule 2 to these Rules, for “beginning with” substitute “beginning immediately after”.

Section 8 Transitional Provisions

Where, immediately before these Rules come into force, any period of time prescribed by rule 18 of the Trade Marks Rules 2008 or any of the rules set out in the Schedules to these Rules has effect in relation to any act or proceeding and has not expired, those rules as amended by these Rules shall apply in determining the expiry of that period.