Transitional provisions and revocations

Pending applications for registration; Sch. 3, para. 10(2)

67.  Where an application for registration of a mark made under the old law is advertised on or after 31st October 1994, the period within which notice of opposition may be filed shall be three months from the date of advertisement, and such period shall not be extendible.

Form for conversions of pending application; Sch. 3, para. 11(2)

68.  A notice to the registrar under paragraph 11(2) of Schedule 3 to the Act, claiming to have the registrability of the mark determined in accordance with the provisions of the Act, shall be in the form set out in Schedule 2 to these Rules.

Revocation of previous Rules

69.—(1) The rules specified in Schedule 1 are hereby revoked.

(2) Except as provided by rule 67 above, where—

(a)immediately before these Rules come into force, any time or period prescribed by the Rules hereby revoked has effect in relation to any act or proceeding and has not expired, and

(b)the corresponding time or period prescribed by these Rules would have expired or would expire earlier,

the time or period prescribed by those Rules and not by these Rules shall apply to that act or proceeding.