1991 No. 675
DESIGNS PATENTS
TRADE MARKS
The Patent Office (Address) Rules 1991
Made |
14th March 1991 |
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Laid before Parliament |
18th March 1991 |
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Coming into force |
15th April 1991 |
Whereas, so far as these Rules are made under the Trade Marks Act 19381, the Secretary of State has, in pursuance of section 40(3) of that Act and before making these Rules, published notice of his intention to make these Rules and of the place where copies of the draft Rules might be obtained by advertising such notice in the Trade Marks Journal and the Official Journal (Patents) on 20 February 1991 and 27 February 1991, being the manner which he considered most expedient so as to enable persons affected to make representations to him before the Rules were finally settled:
Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 40(1)(e) of the Trade Marks Act 1938 and now vested in him2, and in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 36(1) of the Registered Designs Act 19493 and section 123(1) of and paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 to the Patents Act 19774, hereby makes the following Rules:-
14th March 1991
Hesketh
Department of Trade and Industry
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Rules)
1 1938 c.22; the Act was applied, with modifications, to service marks by the Trade Marks (Amendment) Act 1984 (c.19), section 1, as amended by the Patents. Designs and Marks Act 1986 (c.39), section 2(1) and Schedule 3.
2 S.I. 1970/1537.
5 S.I. 1985/1099.