The Judicial Appointments Commission (‘JAC’) has been asked to identify three candidates suitable for recommendation to the post of Fee-paid Appointed Person, Appeal Tribunal, Trade Marks and one candidate suitable for recommendation to the post of Fee-paid Appointed Person, Appeal Tribunal, Registered and Unregistered Designs. You can apply for either or both jurisdictions. Selection will be on merit.
This exercise involves two complementary jurisdictions and candidates are welcome to apply for either or both jurisdictions. The tribunal has a UK wide jurisdiction. Hearings almost exclusively take place remotely but when in person they will usually be held in London. Appointed persons can be asked to sit anywhere in the UK.
Appointed Persons hear ex-parte and inter-partes appeals from decisions by the Registrar of Trade Marks’ Hearing Officers in accordance with section 76 of the Trade Marks Act 1994.
Appointed Persons will hear ex-parte and inter-partes appeals from decisions by Officers of the Intellectual Property Office (‘IPO’), acting on behalf of the Comptroller of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks under the Registered Designs Act 1949, and the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, and appeals relating to opinions under the IPO’s new opinions service. Although the Registered Designs Act 1949 makes reference to an appeal to the Appointed Person in relation to design opinions, this aspect of the role would only be operative in the event of further order being made to implement the regime.
Details on the exercise, and who can apply for the position, will be made available on the JAC website shortly. Visit the Judicial Appointments website to sign up for alerts and receive email notifications concerning the progress of this exercise. See www.judicialappointments.gov.uk.
Applications open at 1pm on 26 November 2024, closing at 1pm on 17 December 2024.
Total: £545.00