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IP/N/1/GBR/T/44  
 
1 October 2020  
(20-6676)  Page: 1/2 
Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS  
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
UNITED KINGDOM : THE TRADE MARKS AND TRADE MARKS (FEES) (AMENDMENT) RULES 2012  
Notifying Member  UNITED KINGDOM  
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title The Trade Marks and Trade Marks (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2012  
Subject matter  Trademarks  
Nature of 
notification  [X] Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation  
[  ] Other law or regulation  
Link to legal text* https://ip -documents.info/2020/IP/GBR/20_5860_00_e.pdf  
Notification status  [  ] First notification  
[X] Amendment or revision to notified legal text  
[  ] Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to  IP/N/1/GBR/67, IP/N/1/GBR/P/10, IP/N/1/GBR/T/43 ; IP/N/1/GBR/65, 
IP/N/1/GBR/P/9, IP/N/1/GBR/T/41 ; IP/N/1/GBR/58, IP/N/1/GBR/T/36 ; 
IP/N/1/GBR/54, IP/N/1/GBR/T/33 ; IP/N/1/GBR/17, IP/N/1/GBR/T/11  
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
The Rules amend the Trade Marks Rules 2008 to remove the obligation to provide notifications to 
proprietors of Community and International (EC) trade marks. The Rules remove the procedure for 
the merger of trade mark applications before marks have been reg istered pursuant to those 
applications. The Rules also provide that an application for a merger can only be made in respect of 
marks that have the same renewal date. An application for merger of marks which are subject to 
revocation or invalidation proceed ings or which are the subject of an international registration 
pursuant to the Madrid Protocol, is prohibited. The Rules contain a consequential amendment to the 
Trade Marks (Fees) Rules 2008.  
 
Language(s) of 
notified legal text English  
Entry into force  1 October 2012; 
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1003/contents/made  
Other date    IP/N/1/GBR/69 • IP/N/1/GBR/T/44  
 
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  Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  27 August 2020  
Other information  http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1003/contents/made  - 
Amends/replaces: Trade Marks Rules 2008; The Trade Marks (Fees) 
Rules  2008 
 
Agency or 
authority 
responsible  UK Intellectual Property Office  
 
Concept House  
Cardiff Road  
Newport  
South Wales  
NP10 8QQ  
United Kingdom  
 
information@ipo.gov.uk  
 
0300 300 2000  
 
Outside the UK:  
+44 (0)1633 814000  
 
 
* Links are provided to texts of laws and regulations notified under the TRIPS Agreement in the form 
supplied by the Member concerned; the WTO Secretariat does not endorse or revise their content.   