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is not the registered proprietor, shall sign a statement on the Form that he is directed by the registered proprietor to pay the fee (if such be the case) and shall give his address. Before taking any further step the Registrar may either— (L.N. 256 of 1987)
(a) require the person leaving the fee to furnish within 10 days an authority to pay the fee signed by the registered proprietor, and if he does not furnish such authority may return the fee and treat it as not received; or
(b) communicate with the registered proprietor stating that the fee has been received and that the registration will in due course be renewed.
58. Notice before expiration of registration
At a date not less than 1 month and not more than 2 months before the expiration of the last registration of a mark, if no fee upon the Form TM-No. 27 has been received, the Registrar shall notify the registered proprietor in writing of the approaching expiration.
59. Advertisement of non-payment of renewal fee
If at the date of the expiration of the last registration of a mark the renewal fee has not been paid, the Registrar shall advertise the fact in the Gazette, and if within 1 month of the date of that advertisement the renewal fee upon Form TM-No. 27 together with an additional fee upon Form TM-No. 28 is received, he may renew the registration without removing the mark from the register.
60. Removal of trade mark from register. Restoration
(L.N. 256 of 1987)
Where, at the expiration of 1 month from the date of the advertisement mentioned in rule 59, the fees therein mentioned have not been paid, the Registrar may remove the mark from the register as of the date of the expiration of the last registration, but may, upon payment of the renewal fee upon Form TM-No. 27 together with a restoration fee upon Form TM-No. 29, restore the mark to the register if satisfied that it is just so to do, and upon such conditions as he may think fit to impose.
(L.N. 256 of 1987)
61. Record of removal
Where a trade mark has been removed from the register, the Registrar shall cause to be entered in the register a record of the removal and of the cause thereof.
A 22
CAP. 43]
Trade Marks Rules
[1989 Ed.
[Subsidiary]
is not the registered proprietor, shall sign a statement on the Form that he is directed by the registered proprietor to pay the fee (if such be the case) and shall give his address. Before taking any further step the Registrar may either— (L.N. 256 of 1987)
(a) require the person leaving the fee to furnish within 10 days an authority to pay the fee signed by the registered proprietor, and if he does not furnish such authority may return the fee and treat it as not received; or
(b) communicate with the registered proprietor stating that the fee has been received and that the registration will in due course be renewed.
58. Notice before expiration of registration
At a date not less than 1 month and not more than 2 months before the expiration of the last registration of a mark, if no fee upon the Form TM-No. 27 has been received, the Registrar shall notify the registered proprietor in writing of the approaching expiration.
59. Advertisement of non-payment of renewal fee
If at the date of the expiration of the last registration of a mark the renewal fee has not been paid, the Registrar shall advertise the fact in the Gazette, and if within 1 month of the date of that advertisement the renewal fee upon Form TM-No. 27 together with an additional fee upon Form TM-No. 28 is received, he may renew the registration without removing the mark from the register.
60. Removal of trade mark from register. Restoration
(L.N. 256 of 1987)
Where, at the expiration of 1 month from the date of the advertisement mentioned in rule 59, the fees therein mentioned have not been paid, the Registrar may remove the mark from the register as of the date of the expiration of the last registration, but may, upon payment of the renewal fee upon Form TM-No. 27 together with a restoration fee upon Form TM-No. 29, restore the mark to the register if satisfied that it is just so to do, and upon such conditions as he may think fit to impose.
(L.N. 256 of 1987)
61. Record of removal
Where a trade mark has been removed from the register, the Registrar shall cause to be entered in the register a record of the removal and of the cause thereof.
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