The Trade Marks (International Registration) Order 1996

1. Introductory Text

2. PRELIMINARY

   1. 1. Citation commencement and extent

   2. 2. Interpretation

3. INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATIONS DESIGNATING THE UNITED KINGDOM

   1. 3. Entitlement to protection

   2. 4. Effects of Protected International Trade Mark (UK)

   3. 5. International Trade mark (UK) as an object of property

   4. 6. Notification of transactions

   5. 7. Licensing

   6. 8. Priority

   7. 9. Examination

   8. 10. Publication, opposition proceedings and observations

   9. 11. Notices of refusal

   10. 12. Protection

   11. 13. Revocation and Invalidity

   12. 14. Effect of acquiescence

   13. 15. Proceedings relating to invalidity and revocation of protection

   14. 16. Importation of infringing goods, materials or articles

   15. 17. Offences and forfeiture

   16. 18. Falsely representing trade mark as a protected international trade mark (UK)

4. TRANSFORMATION OF AN INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION INTO A NA TIONAL APPLICATION

   1. 19. Transformation applications

   2. 20. Procedure on transformation application

5. CONCURRENT REGISTRATIONS

   1. 21. Effects of international registration where trade mark is also registered under the Act

6. INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS ORIGINATING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

   1. 22. Application for international registration

   2. 23. Notification to International Bureau

7. MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS

   1. 24. Supplementary Register

   2. 25. Disclosure of Information

   3. 26. Exclusion of Liability

   4. 27. Evidence of certain matters relating to an international registration

   5. 28. Agents

   6. 29. Burden of proving use of international trade mark (UK)

   7. 30. Communication of information to the International Bureau

   8. 31. Transmission of fees to the International Bureau

   9. 32. Application of Trade Marks Rules 1994

8. Signature

9. Explanatory Note