The Trade Marks (International Registration) Order 1996

Evidence of certain matters relating to an international registration

27.—(1) In all legal proceedings relating to an international trade mark (UK), the registration of a person as holder of an international trade mark (UK) shall be prima facie evidence of the validity of the original international registration and of any subsequent assignment or other transmission of it.

(2) Judicial notice shall be taken of the following—

(a) the Madrid Protocol and the Common Regulations;

(b) copies issued by the International Bureau of entries in the International Register;

(c) copies of the periodical gazette published by the International Bureau;.

(3) Any document mentioned in paragraph (2)(b) or (c) above shall be admissible as evidence of any instrument or other act thereby communicated of the International Bureau.

(4) Evidence of any instrument issued by the International Bureau or any entry in or extract from such a document may be given in any legal proceedings by production of a copy; and any document purporting to be such a copy shall be received in evidence.

(5) In any legal proceedings in Scotland, evidence of any matter given in any manner authorised by this article shall be sufficient evidence of it.

(6) In this article, “legal proceedings” includes proceedings before the registrar.