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Trade Marks.
be. An order of the Registrar under this rule shall be subject to appeal to the Governor or the court at the option of the applicant.
Advertisement of application.
Advertisement of series.
Advertisement.
33. Every application when accepted shall be advertised by the applicant once a month in the Gazette for a period of three months.
If no representation of the trade mark is inserted in connexion with the advertisement of an application, the applicant shall supply a detailed description of the trade mark and shall state in the advertisement that a representation of the trade mark is deposited for inspection in the office of the Registrar.
34. When an application relates to a series of trade marks the Registrar may, if he thinks fit, direct the applicant to insert with the advertisement of the application a statement of the manner in respect of which the several trade marks differ from one another.
Opposition.
Notice of opposition.
Counter-statement.
Opposition to registration.
35. Any person may within a period not exceeding three months from the date of the first advertisement of an application for registration of a trade mark give notice in writing to the Registrar of opposition to the registration. Such notice shall be in Form 4 in the Second Schedule and shall contain a statement of the grounds upon which the opponent objects to the registration. Such notice shall be accompanied by a duplicate which the Registrar shall forthwith send to the applicant.
36. Within one month from the receipt of such duplicate the applicant shall send to the Registrar a counter-statement in Form 5 in the Second Schedule, setting out the grounds on which he relies as supporting his application. The applicant shall also set out what facts, if any, alleged in the notice of opposition he admits. Such counter-statement shall be accompanied by a duplicate which the Registrar shall forthwith send to the opponent.
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