Rule 26

(1) A change of the name or address of the proprietor of the Community trade mark which is not an alteration of the Community trade mark pursuant to Article 48 (2) of the Regulation and which is not the consequence of a whole or partial transfer of the registered mark shall, at the request of the proprietor, be recorded in the register.
(2) An application for the change of the name or address of the proprietor of the registered mark shall contain:
(a) the registration number of the mark;
(b) the name and the address of the proprietor of the mark as recorded in the register;
(c) the indication of the name and address of the proprietor of the mark, as amended, in accordance with Rule 1 (1) (e).
(d)[deleted, editor IP-PorTal]

(3) The application shall not be subject to payment of a fee.

(4) A single application may be made for the change of the name or address in respect of two or more registrations of the same proprietor.

(5) If the requirements governing the recording of a change are not fulfilled, the Office shall communicate the deficiency to the applicant. If the deficiency is not remedied within a period to be specified by the Office, the Office shall reject the application.

(6) Paragraphs 1 to 5 shall apply mutatis mutandis to a change of the name or address of the registered representative.

(7) Paragraphs 1 to 6 shall apply mutatis mutandis to applications for Community trade marks. The change shall be recorded in the files kept by the Office on the Community trade mark application.