Legislative Implications
52. The Government has categorised a proposed Trade Marks (International Treaties) Amendment Bill as category 5 (drafting instructions to be given to Parliamentary Counsel Office in 2006) on the legislative programme [CAB Min (06) 6/1A refers].
53. It is now anticipated that the trade marks treaties legislation will be ready for introduction in the first quarter of 2007. I propose to seek a priority in the 2007 legislative programme for a Bill that would include both the trade marks treaties changes and the changes needed to both the Trade Marks Act 2002 and Copyright Act 1994 in order for the NEU to play the enforcement role outlined in this paper.
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