The Trade Marks (International Registration) (Amendment) Order 2010

Statutory Instruments

2010 No. 32

Trade Marks

The Trade Marks (International Registration) (Amendment) Order 2010

Made

7th January 2010

Laid before Parliament

12th January 2010

Coming into force

6th April 2010

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 54 of the Trade Marks Act 1994(1) and of the power conferred by the Department of Trade and Industry (Fees) Order 1988(2).

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Trade Marks (International Registration) (Amendment) Order 2010 and comes into force on 6th April 2010.

Amendment to the Trade Marks (International Registration) Order 2008

2.  The Trade Marks (International Registration) Order 2008(3) is amended as follows.

3.  In Schedule 6 (fees), after the final entry insert—

Request to enter details in the supplementary register relating to the grant, amendment or termination of any security interest (trade marks rule 49(1)(d))

£50

David Lammy

Minister of State for Higher Education and Intellectual Property

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

7th January 2010

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Trade Marks (International Registration) Order 2008 (SI 2008/2206) (“the Order”).

Under Article 3 a fee of £50 is introduced to register transactions under rule 49(1)(d) of the Trade Marks Rules 2008 (SI 2008/1797) (as applied to international trade marks (UK) by article 3 of the Order).

A full impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available from the Intellectual Property Office, Room 3Y60, Concept House, Cardiff Road, Newport, NP10 8QQ and is annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum which is available alongside the instrument on the OPSI website and copies have been placed in the libraries of both Houses of Parliament.

(1)

1994 c. 26.

(2)

S.I. 1988/93, amended by S.I. 1990/1473, both of which were made under section 102 of the Finance (No.2) Act 1987 (c. 51); there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

(3)

S.I. 2008/2206, amended by S.I. 2009/2464.