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Tribunal practice notices

Tribunal Practice Notices (TPNs) contain changes to our tribunal functions for trade marks, registered designs, patents and design right.

• From: Intellectual Property Office
• Published: 3 March 2015
• Last updated: 17 July 2024
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  1. 17 July 2024

     Tribunal Practice Notice 1/2024: Restricting specifications subject to Tribunal proceedings

  2. 25 January 2023

     Tribunal Practice Notice 2/2023: Effective service in proceedings against trade marks and registered designs without a valid UK address for service added.

  3. 24 January 2023

     Tribunal practice notice 2023 and Tribunal Practice Notice (TPN) 1/2023: Costs in proceedings before the Comptroller added.

  4. 5 November 2021

     Tribunal Practice Notice (1/2021): Legal changes to the end of Transition Period transitional arrangements added.

  5. 21 December 2020

     Tribunal Practice Notice (2/2020): End of Transition Period - impact on tribunal proceedings added.

  6. 21 February 2020

     Tribunal Practice Notice (1/2020): Disclaimers/Limitations of marks added.

  7. 4 December 2018

     Tribunal Practice Notice 1/2018 added.

  8. 6 December 2016

     Tribunal Practice Notice 3/2016 added.

  9. 23 May 2016

     Tribunal Practice Notice 2/2016 added.

  10. 12 February 2016

      Tribunal practice notice 2016 collection added.

  11. 26 August 2015

      Tribunal practice notice (2/2015) added to the collection.

  12. 3 March 2015

      First published.

Pre 2015 notices are available.

Tribunal practice notices 2024

• Tribunal Practice Notice 1/2024: Restricting specifications subject to Tribunal proceedings
  • 17 July 2024
  • Statutory guidance

Tribunal practice notices 2023

• Tribunal Practice Notice 2/2023: Effective service in proceedings against trade marks and registered designs without a valid UK address for service
  • 25 January 2023
  • Statutory guidance
• Tribunal Practice Notice (TPN) 1/2023: Costs in proceedings before the Comptroller
  • 24 January 2023
  • Statutory guidance

Tribunal practice notices 2021

• Tribunal Practice Notice (1/2021): Legal changes to the end of Transition Period transitional arrangements
  • 1 December 2021
  • Statutory guidance

Tribunal practice notices 2020

• Tribunal Practice Notice (2/2020): End of Transition Period - impact on tribunal proceedings
  • 21 December 2020
  • Statutory guidance
• Tribunal Practice Notice (1/2020): Disclaimers/Limitations of marks
  • 21 February 2020
  • Statutory guidance

Tribunal practice notices 2018

• Tribunal practice notice (1/2018)
  • 4 December 2018
  • Statutory guidance

Tribunal practice notices 2016

• Tribunal practice notice (3/2016): The use of statements of case
  • 6 December 2016
  • Statutory guidance
• Tribunal practice notice (2/2016): Costs in proceedings before the Comptroller
  • 23 May 2016
  • Statutory guidance
• Tribunal practice notice (1/2016): Skeleton arguments and attendance in trade mark proceedings
  • 12 February 2016
  • Statutory guidance

Tribunal practice notices 2015

• Tribunal practice notice (2/2015): Fast track opposition costs cap
  • 26 August 2015
  • Statutory guidance
• Tribunal practice notice (1/2015): Restriction on filing evidence in opposition and cancellation proceedings
  • 3 March 2015
  • Statutory guidance