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IP/N/1/GBR/T/26  
 
29 September 2020  
(20-6592)  Page: 1/2 
Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS  
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
UNITED KINGDOM : THE TRADE MARKS (AMENDMENT) RULES 2006  
Notifying Member  UNITED KINGDOM  
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title The Trade Marks (Amendment) Rules 2006  
Subject matter  Trademarks  
Nature of 
notification  [X] Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation  
[  ] Other law or regulation  
Link to legal text* https://ip -documents.info/2020/IP/GBR/20_5742_00_e.pdf  
Notification status  [  ] First notification  
[X] Amendment or revision to notified legal text  
[  ] Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to  IP/N/1/GBR/33, IP/N/1/GBR/T/20 ; IP/N/1/GBR/19, IP/N/1/GBR/T/13 ; 
IP/N/1/GBR/8, IP/N/1/GBR/T/7  
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
The Rules amend the Trade Marks Rules 2000. The Rules give effect to changes in the Nice 
Classification and adopt a new approach to the drafting of the classification provisions of the Trade 
Marks Rules 2000.  
 
Language(s) of 
notified legal text English  
Entry into force  1 January 2007; 
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/3039/contents/made  
Other date    
 
Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  20 August 2020  
Other information  http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/3039/contents/made  - 
Amends/replaces: The Trade Marks Rules 2000 (SI 2000/136, as 
amended); Trade Marks (Amendment) Rules 2001 (SI 2001/3832)  IP/N/1/GBR/44 • IP/N/1/GBR/T/26  
 
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  Agency or 
authority 
responsible  UK Intellectual Property Office  
 
Concept House  
Cardiff Road  
Newport  
South Wales  
NP10 8QQ  
United Kingdom  
 
information@ipo.gov.uk  
 
0300 300 2000  
 
Outside the UK:  
+44 (0)1633 814000  
 
 
* Links are provided to texts of laws and regulations notified under the TRIPS Agreement in the form 
supplied by the Member concerned; the WTO Secretariat does not endorse or revise their content.   