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FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1987

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TRADE MARKS RULES UPDATE PROVISIONS

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IT

THE TRADE MARKS (AMENDMENT) RULES 1987 WITH AN AIM TO BRING

PRACTICES WAS GAZETTED TODAY IN LINE WITH UP-TO-DATE INTERNATIONAL (FRIDAY).

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TRADE MARKS RULES MADE UNDER THE TRADE MARKS ARE NOW OUT-OF-DATE.

"THIS HAS THE

EFFECT

A NUMBER OF PROVISIONS

IN

THE

ORDINANCE (CHAPTER 43)

OF

CREATING

DIFFICULTIES

FOR PRIVATE

THE TRADE MARKS REGISTRY FROM

SECTOR PRACTITIONERS AND PREVENTING OPERATING AT OPTIMUM EFFICIENCY."

THE AMENDED RULES MAKE THE FOLLOWING SALIENT CHANGES:

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AGENTS ACTING IN TRADE MARK MATTERS WILL NOT, IN EVERY CASE, NEED TO BE FORMALLY AUTHORISED.

TRADE MARK APPLICATIONS WILL BE SIMPLIFIED

BY AMALGAMATING

TWO FORMS AND ENABLING AN AGENT TO SIGN THE NEW FORM.

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THE TIME ALLOWED FOR TAKING CERTAIN BE INCREASED.

PROCEDURAL STEPS WILL

AN A FEE WILL BE IMPOSED IN RESPECT OF THE "TAXATION" (I.E.

COSTS PAYABLE) OF ANY COSTS ASSESSMENT OF THE AMOUNT OF AWARDED BY THE REGISTRAR UNDER THE TRADE MARKS ORDINANCE.

REVISED IN CONFORMITY

THE CLASSIFICATION OF GOODS WILL BE WITH UP-TO-DATE INTERNATIONAL PRACTICES.

THE NEW RULES WILL BE BROUGHT INTO FORCE ON NOVEMBER 1, 1987.

THREE MORE WEEKS TO GET NEW I.D. CARDS

MEN BORN IN 1967 AND 1968 ARE REMINDED TODAY (FRIDAY) TO FOR THEIR NEW I.D. CARDS BEFORE AUGUST 29.

APPLY

A SPOKESMAN OF THE

IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT SAID THAT UP AUGUST 5, THE EIGHT NEW I.D. CARD ISSUE OFFICES HAD RECEIVED OF 49,999 APPLICATIONS,

TO

A TOTAL

"IT IS ESTIMATED THAT 44,473 MEN OF THIS YET APPLIED, "HE SAID.

AGE GROUP HAVE NOT

/HE ADVISED