Directions under section 31A of the Registered Designs Act 1949, section 123(2A) of the Patents Act 1977 and section 66 of the Trade Marks Act 1994
Published 6 November 2020
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Changes to Designs, Patents and Trade Marks Forms as a result of the introduction of the ‘forms@ipo.gov.uk’ email address
1. The comptroller has made these Directions under section 31A of the Registered Designs Act 1949, section 123(2A) of the Patents Act 1977 and section 66 of the Trade Marks Act 1994.
2. These Directions set out changes to the below Designs Forms, Patents Forms and Trade Marks Forms whose use is required by rules.
3 These Directions come into force on 9 November 2020.
The following forms are set out in the Schedule to these Directions and are the forms which are required by the Registered Designs Rules 2006 (SI 2006/1975) as amended, the Patents Rules 2007 (SI 2007/3291), as amended and the Trade Marks Rules 2008 (SI 2008/1797) as amended:
Trade Marks Form 7 (Notice of opposition and statement of grounds)
Trade Marks Form 16 (Application to record a change of ownership)
Trade Marks Form 24 (Application to record or amend a security interest
Trade Marks Form 26(I) (Application to declare invalid a registration or a protected international trade mark (UK))
Trade Marks Form 31(R) (Request for a Certified Copy)
Trade Marks Form 33 (Appointment or change of representative for TM owner)
Patents Form 1 (Request for grant of a patent)
Patents Form 3 (Late Additions and Declarations of Priority)
Patents Form 9A (Request for search)
Patents Form 10 (Request for a substantive exam)
Patents Form 12 (Payment of renewal fee (and additional fee for late payment))
Patents Form 14 (Request to reinstate a patent application)
Patents Form 21 (Application to record a change of ownership or give notice of rights acquired in a patent or patent application)
Patents Form 23 (Request for a certificate of the Comptroller or a certified or uncertified copy from a file or the register)
Patents Form 51 (Appointment or change of agent or attorney)
Patents From 52 (Request to extend a prescribed time limit)
Designs Form 1A (Appointment or change of agent or contact address)
Designs Form 23 (Request for a Certified Copy)
4. Patent Forms 14, 51 and 52 as so set out replace the corresponding Forms in the Schedule to the Directions made on 15 May 2018 (which came into force on 25 May 2018). The Directions made on 15 May 2018 are, to that extent, revoked.
5. The remaining Patents Forms, as so set out, replace the corresponding Forms in the Schedule to the Directions made on 24 September 2020 (which came into force on 1 October 2020). The Directions made on 24 September 2020 are, to that extent, revoked.
6. Designs Form 23 and Trade Marks Forms 7, 16, 24, 26(I), 31(R) as so set out, replace the corresponding Forms in the Schedule to the Directions made on 24 September 2020 (which came into force on 1 October 2020). The Directions made on 24 September 2020 are, to that extent, revoked.
Simon Haikney
Divisional Director Business Operations
Acting on behalf of the Comptroller
Date 2 November 2020