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ARTICLE · 03 FEBRUARY 2023

UKIPO Practice Direction On Address For Service: What Does It Mean?

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Firstly, there is no need to appoint a UK address for service for every registration in your IP portfolio currently. The changes that have been introduced are summarised below...

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Vanessa Harrow
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In response to recent uncertainty around the need for a UK address for service (AFS) for UK trademarks and designs, the UKIPO issued a Tribunal Practice Notice on 25 January 2023. Vanessa Harrow sets out the changes and offers practical advice for affected rights holders.

Firstly, there is no need to appoint a UK address for service for every registration in your IP portfolio currently. The changes that have been introduced are summarised below and do not warrant a significant change in practice for most IP rights holders. See our detailed responses on when a UK address for service is required in our FAQs here.

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Following changes introduced after Brexit, from 1 January 2021 it is necessary for all new trademark and design applications filed directly at the UKIPO by non-UK based applicants to have a UK-based AFS appointed.

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