Part I Registered trade marks
Registration procedure
I141 Registration: supplementary provisions.
1
Provision may be made by rules as to—
a
the division of an application for the registration of a trade mark into several applications;
b
the merging of separate applications or registrations;
c
the registration of a series of trade marks.
2
A series of trade marks means a number of trade marks which resemble each other as to their material particulars and differ only as to matters of a non-distinctive character not substantially affecting the identity of the trade mark.
3
Rules under this section may include provision as to—
a
the circumstances in which, and conditions subject to which, division, merger or registration of a series is permitted, and
b
the purposes for which an application to which the rules apply is to be treated as a single application and those for which it is to be treated as a number of separate applications.