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IP/N/1/GBR/T/32  
 
30 September 2020  
(20-6621)  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 : TRADE MARKS AND TRADE MARKS (FEES) (AMENDMENT) RULES 2008  
Notifying Member  UNITED KINGDOM  
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title Trade Marks and Trade Marks (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2008  
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_5778_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/44, IP/N/1/GBR/T/26 ; IP/N/1/GBR/48, IP/N/1/GBR/T/30 ; 
IP/N/1/GBR/33, IP/N/1/GBR/T/20 ; IP/N/1/GBR/36, IP/N/1/GBR/T/23 ; 
IP/N/1/GBR/29, IP/N/1/GBR/T/17 ; IP/N/1/GBR/31, IP/N/1/GBR/D/17, 
IP/N/1/GBR/P/6, IP/N/1/GBR/T/18 ; IP/N/1/GBR/19, IP/N/1/GBR/T/13 ; 
IP/N/1/GBR/8, IP/N/1/GBR/T/7  
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
The Rules amend the Trade Marks Rules 2000 and the Trade Marks (Fees) Rules 2000. The Rules 
introduce a procedure whereby an applicant for a UK national trade mark can request (subject to 
the payment of an additional fee of £300) that the application be examined within 10 business days 
following its filing date. In the event that an examination report is not sent to the applicant within 
that perio d, the additional fee will be repaid to the applicant.  
 
Language(s) of 
notified legal text English  
Entry into force  6 April 2008;  
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/11/contents/made  
Other date    
 
Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  27 August 2020  IP/N/1/GBR/53 • IP/N/1/GBR/T/32  
 
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  Other information  http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/11/contents/made  - 
Amends/replaces: The Trade Marks Rules 2000 (SI 2006/136); The Trade 
Marks (Fees) Rules 2000 (SI 2000/137)  
 
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.   