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11.—(1) For the purposes of any proceedings under the Act or these Rules, an address for service shall be filed by—
(a)an applicant for the registration of a trade mark;
(b)any person who opposes the registration of a trade mark in opposition proceedings;
(c)any person who applies for revocation, a declaration of invalidity or rectification under the Act;
(d)the proprietor of the registered trade mark who opposes such an application.
(2) The proprietor of a registered trade mark, or any person who has registered an interest in a registered trade mark, may file an address for service on Form TM33 or, in the case of an assignment of a registered trade mark, on Form TM16.
(3) Where a person has provided an address for service under paragraph (1) or (2), that person may substitute a new address for service by notifying the registrar on Form TM33.
(4) An address for service filed under paragraph (1)(a) or (2) shall be an address in the United Kingdom, another EEA State or the Channel Islands.
(5) An address for service filed under paragraph (1)(b) to (d) shall be an address in the United Kingdom, unless in a particular case the registrar otherwise directs.
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