EFIS 21, March 2013 : Intellectual Property

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As a result of implementing a new information technology system for processing Trade Marks, the UK Intellectual Property Office has redesigned all its Trade Mark forms in response to feedback from customers and practitioners.

Existing form TM21 has been replaced by new forms TM21A and TM21B. TM24C is a new form which performs the cancellation function of the old TM24 form.

Phase one of the UK Intellectual Property Office's new system was introduced on 11th February and the amended Trade Mark forms could be used from this date which were advertised on EFIS No.3/2013.

We have reissued the forms amended in February on EFIS No.3/2013 because the UK Intellectual Property Office has changed the logo on all its forms.

Phase two of this new system will be implemented on 1st April 2013 and the following Trade Mark Forms TM3, TM3A, TM4, TM11, TM12, TM13, TM16, new TM16P, TM17, new TM21A, new TM21B, TM22, TM23, TM24C, TM25, TM27, TM28, TM29, TM31C, TM31M, TM31R, TM33, TM33(P), TM35, TM36, TM50, TM511 should be used from this date.

More detailed information about these changes in practice and procedure can be viewed on the Intellectual Property Office's website at www.ipo.gov.uk.

Forms affected

TM21	Change of proprietor's name or address or other change to an application	Withdrawn
TM3	Application to register a trade mark	New/Amended
TM3A	Application to add extra classes	New/Amended
TM26(I)	Application to declare invalid a registration or a protected international trade mark (UK)	New/Amended
TM5	Request for a statement of reasons for registrar's decision	New/Amended
TM26(O)	Application to revoke a registration or a protected international trade mark (UK) for reasons other than non-use	New/Amended
TM26(R)	Application to rectify the register	New/Amended
TM27	Application to intervene in proceedings for the (a) invalidation, revocation or rectification of a UK registration, or (b) invalidation or revocation of a protected international trade mark (UK)	New/Amended
TM28	Application to record a concurrent registration	New/Amended
TM31C	Request for information about events relating to a UK trade mark	New/Amended
TM7	Notice of opposition and statement of grounds	New/Amended
TM8	Notice of defence and counterstatement	New/Amended
TM9	Request for an extension of time before the period has expired	New/Amended
TM9C	Request for a cooling off period	New/Amended
TM9T	Request to terminate a cooling off period	New/Amended
TM11	Renewal of trade mark registration	New/Amended
TM12	Request to divide an application	New/Amended
TM13	Request to restore and renew a registraton	New/Amended
TM16	Application to record a change of ownership	New/Amended
TM31M	Request for information about events relating to an International Registration covering the UK	New/Amended
TM31R	Request for a Certified Copy	New/Amended
TM33	Appointment or change of representative (for trade mark owners or holders)	New/Amended
TM35	Regulations governing the use of certification or collective marks	New/Amended
TM36	Application to amend the regulations governing the use of certification or collective marks	New/Amended
TM50	Application to record a licence	New/Amended
TM51	Application to remove or amend the recordal of a licence	New/Amended
TM53	Request to proceed to evidence rounds	New/Amended
TM55	Notice of appeal to the Appointed Person	New/Amended
TM17	Request to merge registrations	New/Amended
TM22	Notice to surrender a registration	New/Amended
TM23	Notice to partially surrender a registration	New/Amended
TM24	Application to record or amend a security interest	New/Amended
TM25	Request to alter a registered mark	New/Amended
TM26(N)	Application to revoke a registration or a protected international trade mark (UK) for reasons of non-use	New/Amended
TM33(P)	Appointment or change of representative (for opponents and cancellation applicants)	New/Amended
TM9E	Request for an extension to the cooling off period	New/Amended
TM29	Application to set aside cancellation of application or revocation or invalidation or registration	New/Amended
TM8(N)	Notice of defence and counterstatement for use in revocation on the grounds of non-use.	New/Amended
TM9R	Request for a retrospective extension of time	New/Amended
TM4	Application to transform a Madrid Protocol Designation	New/Amended
TM16(P)	Application to record a partial assignment of goods and/or services	New/Amended
TM24(C)	Application to cancel a security interest	New/Amended
TM21A	Change of owner's name, address or email	New/Amended
TM21B	Change of details to an application	New/Amended

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