Revocation
Revocation is the legal procedure that allows anyone to try and remove a registered trade mark from our register. You may apply to remove the entire registration, or only some of the goods or services it covers.
If you start revocation proceedings, you become the 'applicant’ in the case.
Revocation for reasons of non-use
If you think a registered trade mark has not been used in the UK on the goods or services for which it is registered, either by the proprietor or by someone else with the proprietor’s agreement:
• in the five years since the trade mark was registered; or
• for any uninterrupted period of five years after registration; and there are no proper reasons why the trade mark has not been used.
then you can apply to revoke or partly revoke it.
Revocation for reasons other than non-use
You may want to revoke, or partly revoke, the registration of a trade mark, for other reasons than non-use. Either:
• the trade mark has become 'generic’ which means the it as become the common name in the trade for goods or services for which it is registered, or
• because use of the trade mark is likely to mislead the public, particularly as to the nature, quality or geographical origin of the goods or services on which it has been used.
Do you wish to start revocation proceedings?
Send us:
•
either a form TM26(N) 
(22Kb) 'Application
to revoke a registration or a protected international trade mark (UK) for reasons of non-use’ and statement
of grounds or
•
a form TM26(O) (31Kb) 'Application to revoke a registration or a protected international
trade mark (UK) for
reasons other
than non-use’ and statement of grounds by fax or post; and
• a fee of GBP £200 (and FS2 fee sheet)
To:
Concept House
Cardiff Road
Newport
South
Wales
NP10
8QQ
United Kingdom
