S.L. 597.4 Art. 80Conversion.

(1) The provisions of this rule shall apply where the applicant for or the proprietor of a European Union Trademark requests the conversion of his European Union Trademark application or European Union Trademark into an application for registration of a trademark under the Act ("conversion application'') pursuant to Article 139 of the European Union Trademark Regulation.

(2) Where the Comptroller decides that a request for a conversion application is admissible pursuant to Article 139 of the European Union Trademark Regulation, it shall be treated as an application for registration of a trademark under the Act.

(3) A decision of the Comptroller in relation to a conversion application shall be treated as a decision of the Comptroller under the Act.