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Contact
Details - Trade mark enquiries should be
made to their Enquiry Unit on:
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Telephone
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UK
callers:
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0845
9 500 505 (charged at local rate)
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International
callers:
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+44
(0)1633 813930
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Text
phone*:
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08459
222 250
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Fax:
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+44
(0)1633 813600
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E-mail:
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enquiries@patent.gov.uk
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Information
packs and literature are also available from the IPO Enquiry Unit.
Customers
should note that Registry staff are not qualified to give opinions as to the
registrability of a Trade Mark, Patent or Design, or to give advice on
infringement. Nor can staff provide advice on specific applications that are
already in the system.
To
submit any feedback you may have about these services, please
click here. Alternatively, if your queries or comments relate to their
website or you would like to report an error see the IPO web
site feedback page.
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Fax
Filing
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Use
this number to fax us all new applications and any other fee-bearing
forms. +44 (0)1633 814444
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For
enquires about specific trade marks, a full list of contact details follows.
Please have your Trade Mark Number ready when you call.
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Telephone
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Fax
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E-mail
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New
Applications
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Queries
about applications which have been sent to the Registry but not yet
acknowledged or examined.
Contact the Enquiry Unit above for general enquiries.
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Mark
Winter
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+44
(0)1633 811143
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+44
(0)1633 811037
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mark.winter@patent.gov.uk
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Classification
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General
enquiries about classification matters.
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Darrel
Hendy
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+44
(0)1633 811148
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+44
(0)1633 811174
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tmclassification@patent.gov.uk
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Search
and Advisory Service
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How
to find out if your mark is registrable before you apply, at a cost of
£82.25 for each mark.
Contact the Enquiry Unit above for general enquiries.
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Sue
Vickery
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+44
(0)1633 811010
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+44
(0)1633 811020
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commercialsearches@patent.gov.uk
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UK
Examination
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UK
applications which have been examined but not yet registered.
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Team
A - Third end digits 1, 2.
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Raoul
Colombo
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+44
(0)1633 814295
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+44
(0)1633 811412
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Team
B - Third end digits 3, 4.
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Gareth
Hicks
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+44
(0)1633 814264
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+44
(0)1633 811412
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Team
C - Third end digit 5. Includes examination of Certification and
Collective marks.
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Miles
Rees
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+44
(0)1633 811406
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+44
(0)1633 811405
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Team
D - Third end digits 6, 7
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Oliver
Morris
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+44
(0)1633 811112
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+44
(0)1633 811425
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Team
E - Third end digits 8, 9
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Rob
Fowler
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+44
(0)1633 811166
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+44
(0)1633 811425
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Team
F - Third end digit 0
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Martin
Layton
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+44
(0)1633 814101
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+44
(0)1633 811405
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Hearings
(ex parte only)
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Sara
Walter
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+44
(0)1633 811034
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+44
(0)1633 811425
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International
Examination
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All
UK designations and
dependency matters under the Madrid Protocol.
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Edward
Smith
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+44
(0)1633 814269
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+44
(0)1633 811073
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edward.smith@patent.gov.uk
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All
international fee queries.
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Nick
Ashworth or Christine Davies
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+44
(0)1633 814842
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+44
(0)1633 814444
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Journal,
Register & Database Administration
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Queries
about the Journal, the issue of registration certificates, name and
address changes, assignments, Certified copies, refunds, register
maintenance and sales.
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Terry
Sheppard
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+44
(0)1633 811063
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+44
(0)1633 811415
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terry.sheppard@patent.gov.uk
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Law
Section
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Hearings
and all matters arising from third party actions on applications and
registrations.
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Hearings
(inter partes only)
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Sally
Howls
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+44
(0)1633 811035
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+44
(0)1633 811175
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Casework
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Craig
Ashill
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+44
(0)1633 811004
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+44
(0)1633 811175
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Policy
and planning
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Quality
issues and customer care
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Joan
Hopkins
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+44
(0)1633 811050
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+44
(0)1633 814274
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joan.hopkins@patent.gov.uk
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Management
Information
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Richard
Dickinson
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+44
(0)1633 814283
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+44
(0)1633 814274
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richard.dickinson@patent.gov.uk
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If
your query cannot be resolved by any of the above, you may wish to contact one
of the following:
The
Ecostar DC50 electric city-sports car benefits from registered trademark
protection for the blue bird logo and for the mark 'Bluebird' in
connection with instant recharging of batteries,
solar panels and motors, body parts, transmission, etc. As far as we know this is the first road
vehicle to use the bird logo on a radiator grille. Should you see
another make of sports or racing car
using these registered marks, please report this as a possible crime to
the IPO or ourselves, when your information will be treated in strictest
confidence. See the extracts below from the IPO's website.
TRADE
MARKS ACT 1994 - Guide to offences
S92 -
Unauthorised
use of a trade mark
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Offence
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Section
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Sentence
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Indictment
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(1)
A person commits an offence who with a view to gain for
himself or another, or with intent to cause loss to another,
and without the consent of the proprietor -
(a) applies to goods of their packaging a sign identical to,
or likely to be mistaken for, a registered trade mark, or
(b)sells or lets for hire, offers or exposes for sale or hire
or distributed goods which bear, or the packaging of which
bears, such a sign, or
(c) has in his possession, custody or control in the course of
a business any such goods with a view to the doing of
anything, by himself or another, which would be an offence
under paragraph (b)
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92(1)
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6
months and/or a £5,000 fine.
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10
years and/or a fine.
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(2)
A person commits an offence who with a view to gain for
himself or another, or with intent to cause loss to another,
and without the consent of the proprietor -
(a) applies a sign identical to, or likely to be mistaken for,
a registered a trade mark to material intended to be used -
(i) for labelling or packaging goods,
(ii) as a business paper in relation
to goods, or
(iii) for advertising goods, or
(b) uses in the course of a business material bearing such a
sign for labelling or packaging goods, as a business paper in
relation to goods, or for advertising goods, or
(c) has in his possession, custody or control in the course of
a business any such material with a view to the doing of
anything, by himself or another, which would be an offence
under paragraph (b)
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92(2)
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6
months and/or a £5,000 fine.
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10
years and/or a fine.
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3)
A person commits an offence who with a view to gain for
himself or another, or with intent to cause loss to another,
and without the consent of the proprietor -
(a) makes an article specifically designed or adapted for
making copies of a sign identical to, or likely to be mistaken
for, a registered trade mark, or
(b) has such an article in his possession, custody or control
in the course of a business,
Knowing or having reason to believe that is has been, or is to
be, used to produce goods, or material for labelling or
packaging goods, as a business paper in relation to goods, or
for advertising goods
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92(3)
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6
months and/or a £5,000 fine.
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10
years
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FRAUD
ACT 2006 -
Guide
to offences
S2
Fraud by false representation
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Section |
Sentence |
Indictment |
(1) A person is in breach of
this section if he-
(a) dishonestly makes a false representation, and
(b) intends, by making the representation
(i) to make a gain for himself or
another, or
(ii) to cause loss to another or to
expose another to a risk of loss.
(2) A representation is false if
(a) it is untrue or misleading, and
(b) the person making it knows that it is, or might be, untrue
or misleading.
(3) “Representation” means any representation as to fact
or law, including a representation as to the state of mind of-
(a) the person making the representation, or
(b) any other person.
(4) A representation may be express or implied.
(5) For the purposes of this section a representation may be
regarded as made if it
(or anything implying it) is submitted in any form to any
system or device designed to receive, convey or respond to
communications (with or without human intervention). |
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not exceeding 12
months* and/or a £5,000 fine. |
10 years and/or a fine. |
S6
Possession of any article(s) for use in the course of or in connection
with any fraud
| Guide to offences
under the fraud act 2006, section 6, possession of any
article(s) for use in the course of or in connection with any
fraud. Read across a row to find the type of offence, the
section of the act it relates to, the sentence and the
indictment. |
| Offence |
Section |
Sentence |
Indictment |
(1) A person is guilty of an
offence if he has in his possession or under his control any
article for use in the course of or in connection with any
fraud.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable
(a) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not
exceeding 12 months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory
maximum (or to both);
(b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term
not exceeding 5 years or to a fine (or to both).
(3) Subsection (2)(a) applies in relation to Northern Ireland
as if the reference to 12 months were a reference to 6 months. |
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not exceeding 12 months*
and/or a £5,000 fine. |
5
years and/or a fine. |
S7 Making or supplying articles for use in fraud
| Guide to offences
under the fraud act 2006, section 7, making or supplying
articles for use in fraud. Read across a row to find the type
of offence, the section of the act it relates to, the sentence
and the indictment. |
| Offence |
Section |
Sentence |
Indictment |
(1) A person is guilty of an
offence if he makes, adapts, supplies or offers to supply
any article-
(a) knowing that it is designed or adapted for use in the
course of or in connection with fraud, or
(b) intending it to be used to commit, or assist in the
commission of, fraud.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable
(a) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not
exceeding 12 months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory
maximum (or to both);
(b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term
not exceeding 10 years or to a fine (or to both).
(3) Subsection (2)(a) applies in relation to Northern Ireland
as if the reference to 12 months were a reference to 6 months. |
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not exceeding 12 months*
and/or a £5,000 fine. |
10 years and/ |
http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/extra/news-item.cfm/newsid/1117
The
Blueplanet BE3 electric land speed record car benefits from registered trademark
protection for the blue bird logo and for the mark 'Bluebird' in
connection with instant recharging of batteries,
solar panels and motors, body parts, transmission, etc. As far as we know this is the
only LSR car able to use the bird logo lawfully at this time (2014). Should you see
another LSR car
using these registered marks, please report this as a possible crime to
the IPO or ourselves, when your information will be treated in strictest
confidence. See the extracts above from the IPO's website.
This
website is Copyright © 2014 Bluebird Marine Systems Ltd. The
names Bluebird™,
Bluefish™,
Solar Navigator™,Blueplanet Ecostar BE3™, Utopia Tristar™ and the blue
bird and fish in
flight logos
are trademarks. The color blue
is a protected
feature of the marks. All other trademarks are hereby acknowledged.
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