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In this Act the expressions listed below are defined by or otherwise fall to be construed in accordance with the provisions indicated—
| account of profits and accounts (in Scotland) | section 102 |
| appointed person (for purposes of section 76) | section 77 |
| assignment (in Scotland) | section 102 |
| business | section 103(1) |
| certification mark | section 50(1) |
| collective mark | section 49(1) |
| commencement (of this Act) | section 109(2) |
| Community trade mark | section 51 |
| Community Trade Mark Regulation | section 51 |
| Convention country | section 55(1)(b) |
| costs (in Scotland) | section 102 |
| the court | section 75 |
| date of application | section 33(2) |
| date of filing | section 33(1) |
| date of registration | section 40(3) |
| defendant (in Scotland) | section 102 |
| delivery up (in Scotland) | section 102 |
| director | section 103(1) |
| earlier right | section 5(4) |
| earlier trade mark | section 6 |
| exclusive licence and licensee | section 29(1) |
| infringement (of registered trade mark) | sections 9(1) and (2) and 10 |
| infringement proceedings | section 103(1) |
| infringing articles | section 17 |
| infringing goods | section 17 |
| infringing material | section 17 |
| injunction (in Scotland) | section 102 |
| interlocutory relief (in Scotland) | section 102 |
| the International Bureau | section 53 |
| international trade mark (UK) | section 53 |
| Madrid Protocol | section 53 |
| Paris Convention | section 55(1)(a) |
| plaintiff (in Scotland) | section 102 |
| prescribed | section 78(1)(b) |
| protected under the Paris Convention | |
| —well-known trade marks | section 56(1) |
| —state emblems and official signs or hallmarks | section 57(1) |
| —emblems, &c. of international organisations | section 58(2) |
| publish and references to publication | section 103(1) |
| register, registered (and related expressions) | section 63(1) |
| registered trade mark agent | section 83(1) |
| registrable transaction | section 25(2) |
| the registrar | section 62 |
| rules | section 78 |
| statutory provisions | section 103(1) |
| trade | section 103(1) |
| trade mark | |
| —generally | section 1(1) |
| —includes collective mark or certification mark | section 1(2) |
| United Kingdom (references include Isle of Man) | section 108(2) |
| use (of trade mark or sign) | section 103(2) |
| well-known trade mark (under Paris Convention) | section 56(1) |
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