Trade Marks (Amendment) Rules 2001

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2001/3832

2001No. 3832

TRADE MARKS

The Trade Marks (Amendment) Rules 2001

29thNovember2001

4thDecember2001

1stJanuary2002

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by sections 34(1), 65 and 78 of the Trade Marks Act 1994( 1), after consultation with the Council on Tribunals pursuant to section 8(1) of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992( 2), hereby makes the following Rules: -

1. These Rules may be cited as the Trade Marks (Amendment) Rules 2001 and shall come into force on 1st January 2002.

2. The Trade Marks Rules 2000( 3) are amended as set out in rules 3 to 8 below.

3. For rule 7 (classification of goods and services), there shall be substituted the following:

"7. - (1) For the purposes of trade mark registrations dated before 1st January 2002, goods and services shall be classified in accordance with Schedule 3( 4), except where a specification is reclassified under rule 46 below to Schedule 4.

(2) For the purposes of trade mark registrations dated on or after 1st January 2002, goods and services shall be classified in accordance with Schedule 4, which sets out the latest version of the classes of the International Classification of Goods and Services( 5)."

4. - (1) In rule 8 (application may relate to more than one class and shall specify the class), for the words "Schedule 3", in each place where they appear, there shall be substituted "Schedule 4".

(2) The amendments made by this rule do not apply to applications made before 1st January 2002.

5. In rule 46(1)(a) (change of classification), for the words "Schedule 2 to one founded on Schedule 3" there shall be substituted "Schedule 3 to one founded on Schedule 4".

6. Schedule 2 is hereby revoked.

7. In the heading to Schedule 3, for the words "Rule 7(2)" there shall be substituted "Rule 7(1)".

8. After Schedule 3, there shall be inserted -

SCHEDULE 4

Rule 7(2)

CLASSIFICATION OF GOODS AND SERVICES

Goods

Class 1 Chemicals used in industry, science and photography, as well as in agriculture, horticulture and forestry; unprocessed artificial resins, unprocessed plastics; manures; fire extinguishing compositions; tempering and soldering preparations; chemical substances for preserving foodstuffs; tanning substances; adhesives used in industry.

Class 2 Paints, varnishes, lacquers; preservatives against rust and against deterioration of wood; colorants; mordants; raw natural resins; metals in foil and powder form for painters, decorators, printers and artists.

Class 3 Bleaching preparations and other substances for laundry use; cleaning, polishing, scouring and abrasive preparations; soaps; perfumery, essential oils, cosmetics, hair lotions; dentifrices.

Class 4 Industrial oils and greases; lubricants; dust absorbing, wetting and binding compositions; fuels (including motor spirit) and illuminants; candles and wicks for lighting.

Class 5 Pharmaceutical and veterinary preparations; sanitary preparations for medical purposes; dietetic substances adapted for medical use, food for babies; plasters, materials for dressings; material for stopping teeth, dental wax; disinfectants; preparations for destroying vermin; fungicides, herbicides.

Class 6 Common metals and their alloys; metal building materials; transportable buildings of metal; materials of metal for railway tracks; non-electric cables and wires of common metal; ironmongery, small items of metal hardware; pipes and tubes of metal; safes; goods of common metal not included in other classes; ores.

Class 7 Machines and machine tools...

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