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Introductory Text
Preliminary
1.Citation and commencement
2.Interpretation
3.Forms and directions of the registrar under s. 66
4.Requirement as to fees
Application for registration
5.Applications for registration; s. 32 (Form TM3)
6.Claim to priority; ss. 35 & 36
7.Classification of goods and services; s. 34
8.Application may relate to more than one class and shall specify the class (Form TM3A)
9.Prohibition on registration of mark consisting of arms; s. 4
10.Address for service (Form TM33)
11.Deficiencies in application: s. 32
Publication, observations, oppositions and registration
12.Publication of application for registration; s. 38(1)
13.Opposition proceedings; s. 38(2) (Forms TM7 & TM8)
14.Decision of registrar in opposition proceedings
15.Observations on application to be sent to applicant; s. 38(3)
16.Publication of registration; s. 40
Amendment of application
17.Amendment of application s. 39 (Form TM21)
18.Amendment of application after publication; s. 39
Division, merger and series of marks
19.Division of application; s.41 (Form TM12)
20.Merger of separate applications or registrations; s. 41 (Form TM17)
21.Registration of a series of trade marks; s. 41 (Form TM12)
Collective and certification marks
22.Filling of regulations for collective and certification marks; Schs. 1 & 2 (Form TM35)
23.Amendment of regulations of collective and certification marks; Sch. 1 para. 10 and Sch. 2 para. 11 (Forms TM36 & TM7)
Disclaimers, limitations and alteration or surrender of registered trade mark
24.Registration subject to disclaimer or limitation; s. 13
25.Alteration of registered trade marks; s. 44 (Forms TM25 & TM7)
26.Surrender of registered trade mark; s. 45 (Forms TM22 & TM23)
Renewal and restoration
27.Reminder of renewal of registration; s. 43
28.Renewal of registration s. 43 (Form TM11)
29.Delayed renewal and removal of registration s. 43 (Form TM11)
30.Restoration of registration; s. 43 (Form TM13)
Revocation, invalidation and rectification
31.Procedure on application for revocation, declaration of invalidity and rectification of the register; ss. 46, 47 & 64 (Forms TM26 & TM27)
The register
32.Form of register; s.63(1)
33.Entry in register of particulars of registered trade marks; s.63(2) (Form TM24)
34.Entry in registere of particulars of regisrable transactions; s.25
35.Application to register or give notice of transaction; ss.25 & 27(3) (Forms TM16, TM24, TM50 & TM51)
36.Public inspection of register; s.63(3)
37.Supply of certified copies etc; s.63(3) (Form TM31R)
38.Request for change of name or address in register; s.64(4) (Forms TM21 & TM33)
39.Removal of matter from register; s.64(5) (Form TM7)
Change of classification
40.Change of classification; ss.65(2) & 76(1)
41.Opposition to proposals; ss.65(3) & 76(1)
Request for information, inspection of documents and confidentiality
42.Request for information; s.67(1) (Form TM31C)
43.Information available before publication; s.67(2)
44.Inspection of documents; ss. 67 & 76(1)
45.Confidential documents
Agents
46.Proof of authorisation of agent may be required; s.82 (Form TM33)
47.Registrar may refuse to deal with certain agents; s.88
Decision of registrar, evidence and costs
48.Decisions of registrar to be taken after hearing
49.Evidence in proceedings before registrar; s.69
50.Making and subscription of statutory declaration or affidavit
51.Registrar’s power to require documents, information or evidence
52.Registrar to have power of an official referee; s.69
53.Hearings before registrar to be in public
54.Costs of proceedings; s. 68
55.Security for costs; s. 68
56.Decision of registrar (Form TM5)
Appeals
57.Appeal to person appointed; s. 76
58.Determination whether appeal should be referred to court; s. 76(3)
59.Hearing of appeal; s. 76(4)
Correction of irregularities, calculation and extension of time
60.Correction of irregularities of procedure
61.Calculation of times and periods
62.Alteration of time limits (Form TM9)
Filing of documents, hours of business, Trade Marks Journal and translations
63.Filling of documents by electronic means
64.Directions on hours of business; s. 80
65.Trade Marks Journal; s. 81
66.Translations
Transitional provisions and revocations
67.Pending applications for registration; Sch. 3, para. 10(2)
68.Form for conversions of pending application; Sch. 3, para. 11(2)
69.Revocation of previous Rules
Signature
SCHEDULE 1
REVOCATIONS
SCHEDULE 2
SCHEDULE 3
CLASSIFICATION OF GOODS (PRE-1938)
SCHEDULE 4
CLASSIFICATION OF GOODS AND SERVICES
Goods
Services
Explanatory Note