EFIS 33, March 2016 : Intellectual Property

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The Trade Mark Regulations 2016 have replaced references to the Office for the Harmonisation of the Internal Market (OHIM) with references to the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) on 23rd March.

The UK Intellectual Property Office has amended TM3, TM7, TM7F, TM8, TM8N, TM26(I), TM26(O) and TM31R to substitute references to community trade marks (CTMs) with EU trade marks (ETMs).

Since it will no longer be possible to file EU wide trade marks via the UKIPO, the UKIPO has amended the fee sheet FS3 to reflect these procedural changes.

All forms should be used immediately.

For details of field amendments please go to: www.oyezforms.co.uk/fieldchanges

Forms affected

TM3	Application to register a trade mark	New/Amended
TM26(I)	Application to declare invalid a registration or a protected international trade mark (UK)	New/Amended
TM26(O)	Application to revoke a registration or a protected international trade mark (UK) for reasons other than non-use	New/Amended
TM7	Notice of opposition and statement of grounds	New/Amended
TM8	Notice of defence and counterstatement	New/Amended
TM31R	Request for a Certified Copy	New/Amended
TM8(N)	Notice of defence and counterstatement for use in revocation on the grounds of non-use.	New/Amended
TM7F	Notice of FAST TRACK opposition and statement of grounds	New/Amended
FS3	Fee sheet for: Handling EUIPO Design applications (Registered Community Design) made through the Intellectual Property Office	New/Amended

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