The Trade Marks Rules 2000

1. Introductory Text

2. Preliminary

   1. 1. Citation and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

   3. 3. Forms and directions of the registrar under s. 66

   4. 4. Requirement as to fees

3. Application for registration

   1. 5. Application for registration; s. 32

   2. 6. Claim to priority; ss. 35 & 36

   3. 7. Classification of goods and services; s. 34

   4. 8. Application may relate to more than one class and shall specify the class

   5. 9. Prohibition on registration of mark consisting of arms; s. 4

   6. 10. Address for service

   7. 11. Deficiencies in application; s. 32

4. Publication, observations, opposition and registration

   1. 12. Publication of application for registration; s. 38(1)

   2. 13. Opposition proceedings; s. 38(2)

   3. 14. Decision of registrar in opposition proceedings

   4. 15. Observations on application to be sent to applicant; s. 38(3)

   5. 16. Publication of registration; s. 40

5. Amendment of application

   1. 17. Amendment of application; s. 39

   2. 18. Amendment of application after publication; s. 39

6. Division, merger and series of marks

   1. 19. Division of application; s. 41

   2. 20. Merger of separate applications or registrations; s. 41

   3. 21. Registration of a series of trade marks; s. 41

7. Collective and certification marks

   1. 22. Filing of regulations for collective and certification marks; Schs. 1 & 2

   2. 23. Amendment of regulations of collective and certification marks; Sch. 1 para. 10 & Sch. 2 para. 11

8. Disclaimers, limitations and alteration or surrender of registered trade mark

   1. 24. Registration subject to disclaimer or limitation; s. 13

   2. 25. Alteration of registered trade mark; s. 44

   3. 26. Surrender of registered trade mark; s. 45

9. Renewal and restoration

   1. 27. Reminder of renewal of registration; s. 43

   2. 28. Renewal of registration; s. 43

   3. 29. Delayed renewal and removal of registration; s. 43

   4. 30. Restoration of registration; s. 43

10. Revocation, invalidation and rectification

    1. 31. Procedure on application for revocation (on grounds of non-use); s. 46(1)(a) and (b)

    2. 32. Procedure on application for revocation (on grounds other than non-use); s. 46(1)(c) and (d)

    3. 33. Procedure on application for declaration of invalidity; s. 47

    4. 34. Procedure on application for rectification of the register; s. 64

    5. 35. Procedure for intervention

11. Case Management and pre-hearing review

    1. 36. Case management; s. 78

    2. 37. Pre-hearing review; s. 78

12. The register

    1. 38. Form of register; s. 63(3)

    2. 39. Entry in register of particulars of registered trade marks; s. 63

    3. 40. Entry in register of particulars of registrable transactions; s. 25

    4. 41. Application to register or give notice of transaction; ss. 25 & 27(3)

    5. 42. Public inspection of register; s. 63(3)

    6. 43. Supply of certified copies, etc; s. 63(3)

    7. 44. Request for change of name or address in register; s. 64(4)

    8. 45. Removal of matter from register; s. 64(5)

13. Change of classification

    1. 46. Change of classification; ss. 65(2) & 76(1)

    2. 47. Opposition to proposals; ss. 65(3) & 76(1)

14. Request for information, inspection of documents and confidentiality

    1. 48. Request for information; s. 67(1)

    2. 49. Information available before publication; s. 67(2)

    3. 50. Inspection of documents; ss. 67 & 76(1)

    4. 51. Confidential documents

15. Agents

    1. 52. Proof of authorisation of agent may be required; s. 82

    2. 53. Registrar may refuse to deal with certain agents; s. 88

16. Decision of registrar, evidence and costs

    1. 54. Decisions of registrar to be taken after hearing

    2. 55. Evidence in proceedings before registrar; s. 69

    3. 56. Making and subscription of statutory declaration or affidavit

    4. 57. Registrar’s power to require documents, information or evidence

    5. 58. Registrar to have power of an official referee; s. 69

    6. 59. Hearings before registrar to be in public

    7. 60. Costs of proceedings; s. 68

    8. 61. Security for costs; s. 68

    9. 62. Decision of registrar

17. Appeals

    1. 63. Appeal to person appointed; s. 76

    2. 64. Determination whether appeal be referred to Court; s. 76(3)

    3. 65. Hearing of appeal; s. 76(4)

18. Correction of irregularities, calculation and extension of time

    1. 66. Correction of irregularities of procedure

    2. 67. Calculation of times and periods

    3. 68. Alteration of time limits

19. Filing of documents, hours of business, Trade Marks Journal and translations

    1. 69. Filing of documents by electronic means

    2. 70. Directions on hours of business; s. 80

    3. 71. Trade Marks Journal; s. 81

    4. 72. Translations

20. Transitional provisions and revocations

    1. 73. Pending applications for registration; Sch. 3, para. 10(2)

    2. 74. Revocation of previous Rules

21. Signature

22. Schedules

    1. Schedule 1–

       Revocations

    2. Schedule 2–

       Classification of goods (pre-1938)

    3. Schedule 3–

       Classification of goods and services

23. Explanatory Note