Trade Marks Act 1938
| Act of Parliament | |
.svg) | |
| Long title | An Act to consolidate the Trade Marks Act, 1905, the Trade Marks Act, 1919, and the Trade Marks (Amendment) Act, 1937. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 1 & 2 Geo. 6. c. 22 |
| Territorial extent | [b] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 13 April 1938 |
| Commencement | 27 July 1938[c] |
| Repealed | 31 October 1994[d] |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repeals/revokes | See § Repealed enactments |
| Amended by | |
| Repealed by | Trade Marks Act 1994 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
The Trade Marks Act 1938 (1 & 2 Geo. 6. c. 22) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments related to trade marks in the United Kingdom and Isle of Man.[1]
Provisions
[edit]Repealed enactments
[edit]Section 70(1) of the act repealed 3 enactments listed in the fourth schedule to the act.[2]
| Citation | Short title | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Edw. 7. c. 15 | Trade Marks Act 1905 | The whole act, so far as not already repealed. |
| 9 & 10 Geo. 5. c. 79 | Trade Marks Act 1919 | The whole act, so far as not already repealed. |
| 1 Edw. 8 & 1 Geo. 6. c. 49 | Trade Marks (Amendment) Act 1937 | The whole act. |
Subsequent developments
[edit]The whole act was repealed by section 106(2) of, and schedule 5 to, the Trade Marks Act 1994 (c. 26), which came into force on 31 October 1994.[3]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Section 71(1).
- ^ Sections 71(3)–(4).
- ^ Section 71(2). The commencement of the Trade Marks (Amendment) Act 1937 (1 Edw. 8. & 1 Geo. 6. c. 49).
- ^ The Trade Marks Act 1994 (Commencement) Order 1994.
References
[edit]- ^ "[R]Trade Marks Act 1938 | LexisNexis". www.lexisnexis.co.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
- ^ "Trade Marks Act 1938", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Geo6/1-2 c. 22
- ^ "Trade Marks Act 1994", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1994 c. 26
External links
[edit]- Text of the Trade Marks Act 1938 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
