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Trade Marks Rules

TRADE MARKS RULES

ARRANGEMENT OF RULES

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1. Citation A 6

2. Interpretation A 6

REGISTRABILITY OF TRADE MARKS (SECTIONS 9 to 12)

PRELIMINARY ADVICE (SECTION 73)

3. Unacceptable words and representations A 6

4. Royal Arms, etc. A 7

5. Armorial bearings, insignia, flags, etc. A 7

6. Living persons or persons recently dead A 7

7. Name or description of goods A 8

8. Preliminary advice by Registrar as to distinctiveness A 8

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF A TRADE MARK (SECTION 13)

9. Form of application A 8

10. Specification must be justified by use or intended use A 9

11. Separate applications for different classes A 9

12. Representations of marks to be satisfactory A 9

13. Specimens of trade marks in exceptional cases A 10

14. Series of trade marks A 10

15. Transliteration and translation A 10

PROCEDURE ON RECEIPT OF AN APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF A TRADE MARK

16. Search A 10

17. Acceptance, absolute or conditional; objection A 11

18. Registrar's objections. Hearing A 11

19. Registrar's conditions, etc. Hearing A 11

20. Decision of Registrar A 11

21. Disclaimer A 12

ADVERTISEMENT OF APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF A TRADE MARK (SECTION 14)

22. Advertisement of application A 12

OPPOSITION TO APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION

OF A TRADE MARK (SECTION 15)

23. Notice of opposition A 12

24. Counter-statement A 13

25. Evidence in support of opposition A 13

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