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6.—(1) Paragraph 5 is amended as follows.
(2) In the inserted section 6A (raising of relative grounds in opposition proceedings in case of non-use)—
(a)in subsection (1)(c), for the words from “period” to the end substitute “relevant period”;
(b)after subsection (1), insert—
“(1A) In this section “the relevant period” means the period of 5 years ending with the date of the application for registration mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or (where applicable) the date of the priority claimed for that application.”;
(c)in subsection (3)(a), for “period of five years ending with the date of publication of the application” substitute “relevant period”;
(d)in subsection (4)(a)—
(i)after “a form” insert “(the “variant form”)”;
(ii)after “registered” insert “(regardless of whether or not the trade mark in the variant form is also registered in the name of the proprietor)”;
(e)in subsection (5), for “Community trade mark” substitute “European Union trade mark”;
(f)after subsection (5), insert—
“(5A) In relation to an international trade mark (EC) the reference in subsection (1)(c) to the completion of the registration procedure is to be construed as a reference to the publication by the European Union Intellectual Property Office of the matters referred to in Article 190(2) of the European Union Trade Mark Regulation.”.
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