Amendments to the Trade Marks Rules 2008

3.—(1) Rule 18 (Opposition proceedings: filing of counter-statement and cooling off period (Forms TM8, TM9c & TM9t)) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (3) for “shall begin on the notification date and end two months after that date” substitute “is the period of two months beginning immediately after the notification date”.

(3) In paragraph (4)(b) for “beginning on” substitute “beginning immediately after”.

(4) In the tailpiece to paragraph (4) for “shall begin on the notification date and end nine months after that date” substitute “is the period of nine months beginning immediately after the notification date”.

(5) In the tailpiece to paragraph (5) for “shall begin on the notification date and end eighteen months after that date” substitute “is the period of eighteen months beginning immediately after the notification date”.

(6) In the tailpiece to paragraph (6) after “two months” insert “beginning immediately”.