TRADEMARKS REGISTRY LINKS - IPO HISTORY 

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Contact Details - Trade mark enquiries should be made to their Enquiry Unit on:

Telephone

UK callers:

0845 9 500 505 (charged at local rate)

International callers:

+44 (0)1633 813930

Text phone*:

08459 222 250

Fax:

+44 (0)1633 813600

E-mail:

enquiries@patent.gov.uk

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.

 

Fax Filing

Use this number to fax us all new applications and any other fee-bearing forms.     +44 (0)1633 814444

 

For enquires about specific trade marks, a full list of contact details follows. Please have your Trade Mark Number ready when you call.

 

Telephone

Fax

E-mail

New Applications

Queries about applications which have been sent to the Registry but not yet acknowledged or examined.
Contact the Enquiry Unit above for general enquiries.

Mark Winter

+44 (0)1633 811143

+44 (0)1633 811037

mark.winter@patent.gov.uk

Classification

General enquiries about classification matters.

Darrel Hendy

+44 (0)1633 811148

+44 (0)1633 811174

tmclassification@patent.gov.uk

Search and Advisory Service

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.

Sue Vickery

+44 (0)1633 811010

+44 (0)1633 811020

commercialsearches@patent.gov.uk

UK Examination

UK applications which have been examined but not yet registered.

Team A - Third end digits 1, 2.

Raoul Colombo

+44 (0)1633 814295

+44 (0)1633 811412

Team B - Third end digits 3, 4.

Gareth Hicks

+44 (0)1633 814264

+44 (0)1633 811412

Team C - Third end digit 5. Includes examination of Certification and Collective marks.

Miles Rees

+44 (0)1633 811406

+44 (0)1633 811405

Team D - Third end digits 6, 7 

Oliver Morris

+44 (0)1633 811112

+44 (0)1633 811425

Team E - Third end digits 8, 9

Rob Fowler

+44 (0)1633 811166

+44 (0)1633 811425

Team F - Third end digit 0

Martin Layton

+44 (0)1633 814101

+44 (0)1633 811405

Hearings (ex parte only)

Sara Walter

+44 (0)1633 811034

+44 (0)1633 811425

International Examination

All UK designations and dependency matters under the Madrid Protocol.

Edward Smith

+44 (0)1633 814269

+44 (0)1633 811073

edward.smith@patent.gov.uk

All international fee queries.

Nick Ashworth or Christine Davies

+44 (0)1633 814842

+44 (0)1633 814444

 

Journal, Register & Database Administration

Queries about the Journal, the issue of registration certificates, name and address changes, assignments, Certified copies, refunds, register maintenance and sales.

Terry Sheppard

+44 (0)1633 811063

+44 (0)1633 811415

terry.sheppard@patent.gov.uk

Law Section

Hearings and all matters arising from third party actions on applications and registrations.

Hearings (inter partes only)

Sally Howls

+44 (0)1633 811035

+44 (0)1633 811175

Casework

Craig Ashill

+44 (0)1633 811004

+44 (0)1633 811175

Policy and planning

Quality issues and customer care

Joan Hopkins

+44 (0)1633 811050

+44 (0)1633 814274

joan.hopkins@patent.gov.uk

Management Information

Richard Dickinson

+44 (0)1633 814283

+44 (0)1633 814274

richard.dickinson@patent.gov.uk

 

If your query cannot be resolved by any of the above, you may wish to contact one of the following:

 

Director of Trade Marks and Designs

Robin Webb

+44 (0)1633 813535

+44 (0)1633 814509

robin.webb@patent.gov.uk

Head of Trade Marks Examination and Administration

David Morgan

+44 (0)1633 811177

+44 (0)1633 811405

david.morgan@patent.gov.uk

UK Trade Mark Examination

John Hamilton-Jones

+44 (0)1633 811198

+44 (0)1633 811405

john.hamilton-jones@patent.gov.uk 

International Trade Mark Examination

Mark Jefferiss

+44 (0)1633 811084

+44 (0)1633 811055

mailto:mark.jefferiss@patent.gov.uk

Trade Mark Administration

New Applications, Journal, Register & Database Administration.

Roger Evans

+44 (0)1633 811092

+44 (0)1633 811415

roger.evans@patent.gov.uk

Assistant Head of Law Section

Keven Bader

+44 (0)1633 811407

+44 (0)1633 811175

keven.bader@patent.gov.uk

Head of Policy and Planning

Glen Rose'meyer

+44 (0)1633 811131

+44 (0)1633 814274

glenn.rosemeyer@patent.gov.uk 

For a complete list of Trade Marks Registry staff contact:

Peter Smith

+44 (0)1633 811023

+44 (0)1633 814274

peter.smith@patent.gov.uk 

 

 

 

Ecostar Dc50

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.

 

Electric eco car parts, motors, batteries, solar panels, etc

 

 

 

TRADE MARKS ACT 1994 - Guide to offences

S92 - Unauthorised use of a trade mark

 

 

Offence

Section

Sentence

Indictment

(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)

92(1)

6 months and/or a £5,000 fine.

10 years and/or a fine.

(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)

92(2)

6 months and/or a £5,000 fine.

10 years and/or a fine.

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

92(3)

6 months and/or a £5,000 fine.

10 years

 

 

 

FRAUD ACT 2006 - Guide to offences

 

S2 Fraud by false representation

 

 

Offence 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).
2 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.
6 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.
7 not exceeding 12 months* and/or a £5,000 fine. 10 years and/

 

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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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