The Trade Marks (Earlier Trade Marks) Regulations 2008

Amendments to the Trade Marks Act 1994

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

4.—(1) Section 6A (raising of relative grounds in opposition proceedings in case of non-use)(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1)(b) after “earlier trade mark” insert “of a kind falling within section 6(1)(a), (b) or (ba)”.

(3) In subsection (5) after “Community trade mark” insert “or international trade mark (EC)”.

(1)

Section 6A was inserted by regulation 4 of S.I. 2004/946.