The Trade Marks Act, Rules and Statutory Instruments
The Trade Marks Act
The Trade Marks Act 1994,
as amended 
(305Kb) is the current law that covers:
- the registration of trade marks and
- the protection of registered trade marks in the United Kingdom.
Full version of Trade
Marks Act 1994, ISBN
0 10 542694 6 
. Printed copies of
this version are published by The Stationery Office Limited, and available from The Stationery Office
(TSO) Online Bookstore.
The Trade Marks Rules
We administer the Act according to detailed
Rules, The Trade Marks Rules 2000 (365Kb),
as amended,
which are subject to change
from time to time.
If you visit the above link the text you view was prepared from the original and authoritative version of the Trade Marks Rules 2000, as amended by the Trade Marks (Amendment) Rules 2001 & 2004.
The
Trade Marks Rules have recently been consolidated and modernised. The Trade Marks Rules
2008 will come into force on 1 October 2008.
Printed copies of the Rules are published by The Stationery Office Limited, and available from The Stationery Office (TSO) Online Bookstore.
Statutory Instruments
The law relating to trade marks may also be affected by Statutory Instruments. These are secondary legislation passed by parliament. Please see our full list of all recent Statutory Instruments for more details.
Printed copies of Statutory Instruments are published by and available from The Stationery Office (TSO) Online Bookstore.
