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DETAILED RULES OF THE TRADE MARKS REGISTRATION OFFICE
6. In any correspondence regarding registered marks the register-number of the mark must alway be cited.
7.- In cases where first application has been made to a Branch Office the latter must forward to the Head Office all subsequent correspondence, the printing blocks and the fees.
8.-Branch Offices must keep a record of all their transactions connected with trade marks.
9.-Applications in respect of trade marks registered abroad must be accom- panied by a certified copy of the entry in the Foreign Register.
10.-On application for the renewal of registration, the original certificate must be produced. If extension has been granted abroa 1, documentary proof of this having been done must be handed in.
11. Should any forms have been improperly made out, the Head Office shall fix a time within which they must be corrected and sent iu again.
12.-Failure to do so in the given time, in accordance with the Provisional Regu- lations, due consideration being had for distance and other contingencies, will involve the rejection of the application.
13.-If an application is in order, registration will at once ensue and the applicant be duly informed. On receipt of such notice, the applicant will, within a given time fixed by the Registrar, pay his fees, return the notice, and hand in a block of his trade mark either to the Head Office or Branch Office.
14.-When this shall have been done, the Head or Branch Office will affix to the notice a stamp, intimating that all formalities have been complied with, and return it to the applicant. Any action of this kind taken by a Branch Office must at once be reported to the Head Office. All blocks must be forwarded monthly to the Head Office, so that the marks may be printed in the Gazette. Similarly all fees must be remitted at the end of every month.
15.--When the applicant shall have complied with the terms of para. 2, of Rule 13, the Registrar will register his mark and issue him a stamped certificate.
16. The block, which may be either of wood or metal, must not exceed four inches in length, three inches in breadth, and 75 of an inch thick.
17. All objections lodged in terms of Provisional Regulation No. 13 must be in duplicate. The grounds of objection must be clearly stated, and any material evi- dence available must be adduced.
18.—In the case of an objection being raised, the Registrar will return the original plaint, send the copy to the defendant, and fix a time for the latter to defend his case. The decision will be given after a hearing of both parties.
19. If the Registrar has to cancel registration of a mark, if the owner does not desire any longer to use a mark, or ceases to do business, the certificate must at once be returned.
20.-On the death of an owner, should his next of kin wish to retain his rights of ownership, they must send adequate proof of their rights of succession to the Registrar, and apply for a fresh certificate.
21. In the event of a trausfer of rights, or of admitting a partner in the rights of ownership, as provided for in Provisional Regulation No. 11, a joint application, signed by both parties, must be sent in, accompanied by the original certificate of registration and a copy of the agreement (between the parties). In the case of trad· marks registered abroad the application must be accompanied by a certified copy of the extract from the Foreign Register. An entry will then be made in the register and an endorsement on the back of the certificate.
22.-Changes of residence on the part of the owner of a trade mark, or of his representative, must in all cases be promptly reported.
23. All applicants must specify to which of the hereinafter mentioned classes or sub-classes their goods belong. If they are unable to do so the Registrar will determine the point.
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