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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
2009 No. 2464
TRADE MARKS
The Trade Marks (International
Registration) (Amendment) Order 2009
Made        -      -       -      - 7th September 2009
Laid before Parliament  9th September 2009
Coming into force        -      - 1st October 2009
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 54
of the Trade Marks Act 1994(1) and of the power conferred by the Department of Trade and Industry
(Fees) Order 1988 (2).
In accordance with paragraph 24 of Schedule 7 to the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act
2007 (3), the Secretary of State has consulted the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council before
making this Order.
Citation and commencement
1.This Order may be cited as the Trade Marks (International Registration) (Amendment) Order
2009 and comes into force on 1st October 2009.
Amendments to the Trade Marks (International Registration) Order 2008
2.The Trade Marks (International Registration) Order 2008(4) is amended as follows.
3.In Schedule 2, paragraph 7 omit the words “and recorded in the supplementary register”.
4.In Schedule 6, in the entry “Request for an extension of time (trade marks rule 77(2)) - £50”
for “£50” substitute “£100”.
(1)1994 c. 26 .
(2)S.I. 1988/93 , amended by S.I. 1990/1473 , both of which were made under section 102 of the Finance (No.2) Act 1987 (c. 51) ;
there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.
(3)2007 c.15 .
(4)S.I. 2008/2206 .Document Generated: 2017-10-01
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7th September 2009Drayson
Minister for Science and Innovation
Department for Business, Innovation, and Skills
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Trade Marks (International Registration) Order 2008 (SI 2008/2206 ) (“the
Order”).
Article 3 removes the requirement to register in the supplementary register (as defined in article 2
of the Order) any restriction of the goods and services covered by a request for extension.
Under article 4, the fee to request an extension of time under rule 77(2) of the Trade Marks Rules
2008 ( SI 2008/1797 ) (as applied to international trade marks (UK) by article 3 of the Order) is
increased from £50 to £100.
A full impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and
the voluntary sector is available from the Intellectual Property Office, Room 2B36, Concept House,
Cardiff Road, Newport, NP10 8QQ and is annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum which is
available alongside the instrument on the OPSI website and copies have been placed in the libraries
of both Houses of Parliament.
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