The UK Patent Office announced recently that it is seeking the formal views of the business community on whether it should continue to examine trade mark applications for clashes with earlier registered marks.
This follows an initial pre-consultation last year to gauge strength of feeling on the issue.
The examination process is significant because a new trade mark application which clashes with earlier registrations can be refused by the Patent Office.
The consultation on this process, known as examination on "relative" grounds, details five options for a future system which the Patent Office hope will lead to a settled examination regime and an accessible system for all its users.
Comments are invited on the matter until 17 May 2006.
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