The Trade Marks (International Registration) (Amendment) Order 2013

This Statutory Instrument has been printed to correct errors in S.I. 2008/2206 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.

Statutory Instruments

2013 No. 445

Trade Marks

The Trade Marks (International Registration) (Amendment) Order 2013

Made

27th February 2013

Laid before Parliament

1st March 2013

Coming into force

31st March 2013

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 54 of the Trade Marks Act 1994(1).

In accordance with paragraph 24 of Schedule 7 to the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007(2), the Secretary of State has consulted the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council before making this Order.

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Trade Marks (International Registration) (Amendment) Order 2013 and comes into force on 31st March 2013.

Amendments to the Trade Marks (International Registration) Order 2008

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

3.—(1) Schedule 2 (which sets out modifications to provisions of the Trade Marks Act 1994 which apply to International Trade Marks (UK)) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 6 (which inserts section 38A into the Trade Marks Act 1994), in the text of section 38A(5) set out in that paragraph, for “beginning with” substitute “beginning immediately after”.

4.  In Schedule 3, paragraphs 2(6) and 3(3), for “beginning with” substitute “beginning immediately after”.

5.  In Schedule 4, paragraph 1(4), for “beginning with” substitute “beginning immediately after”.

Transitional provisions

6.  Where immediately before this Order comes into force, any period of time prescribed by the provisions referred to in this Order has effect in relation to any act or proceeding and has not expired, those provisions as amended by this Order shall apply in determining the expiry of that period.

Younger of Leckie

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

27th February 2013

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends various time periods prescribed in the Trade Marks (International Registration) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2206) by substituting a reference to “beginning immediately after” for the references to “beginning with”, so that when computing a period of time by reference to a relevant event, the date on which the relevant event occurred is not included.

A full regulatory 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, Trade Marks Law Section, Concept House, Newport, South Wales, NP10 8QQ and is published with the Explanatory Memorandum alongside the instrument on www.legislation.gov.uk.

(1)

1994 c. 26.

(2)

2007 c. 15.

(3)

S.I. 2008/2206, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.