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TRADE MARKS ACT 1996 (COMMUNITY TRADE MARK) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2018 (S.I. NO. 563/2018)
These Regulations amend certain technical provisions in the Community Trade Mark Regulations 2000 (S.I. 229/2000) (“the CTM Regulations”). The amendments are for the purpose of giving effect to technical changes in certain provisions and changes in terminology arising from Regulation (EU) No. 2015/2424 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2015, Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of 14 June 2017 on the European Union Trade Mark and Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1431 of 18 May 2017 implementing certain provisions of Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of 14 June 2017 on the European Union Trade Mark. As an additional consequence of Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of 14 June 2017 on the European Union Trade Mark, it is no longer possible for applicants for EU trademarks to file their applications with a national office as all applications must now be filed directly with the European Union Intellectual Property Office. Therefore, the European Communities (Community Trade Mark) Regulations, 1996 (S.I. No. 10/1996), which provides for the charging of a receiving or handling fee for receiving and forwarding EU trade mark applications to the European Union Intellectual Property Office, is revoked in these Regulations.
See also: IP/N/1/EU/5 (Regulation (EU) No. 2015/2424) IP/N/1/EU/24 Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 and IP/N/1/EU/27 Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1431
Intellectual Property Unit, Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment trademarks@enterprise.gov.ie