(This note is not part of the Order)
The Governments of Chile, the Gambia, Lesotho and Swaziland have given notice of their respective accessions to the International Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (as revised at Stockholm in 1967) (Cmnd. 4431). This Order declares each of those countries to be a convention country for the purposes of the Registered Designs Act 1949 and section 5 of the Patents Act 1977 and amends Schedule 1 of the Trade Marks and Service Marks (Relevant Countries) Order 1986 (“the 1986 Order”) to take account of the accessions.
This Order also adds Chile, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Lesotho and Swaziland to the list of countries specified in Schedule 2 to the 1986 Order as those in which an application for the registration of a service mark will give priority in respect of an application made in the United Kingdom within the following six months.