consent as he may deem necessary as the circumstances of the case may
require.
11. Application for registration
[Section 16]
(1) An application for a trade mark registration shall be made on Form
TM1.
(2) The application shall be dated and signed by the applicant(s) or
his/their duly authorised agent.
(3) The application shall be in triplicate and a separate and distinct
application is required for each class of goods or services and for each
separate mark.
(4) If the application is made by a firm or partnership it may be signed
in the name or for and on behalf of the firm or partnership by any one
or more members or partners thereof.
(5) If the application is made by a body corporate it may be signed by
any authorised person.
12. Convention applications
[Section 63]
If the applicant claims convention priority under section 63 of the Act,
by reason of an application made or deemed to have been made to register
the trade mark in a convention country as defined in section 2 of the
Act, the applicant shall, within three months of the date of the application
in the Republic, lodge with the Registrar a copy of the application in
the convention country duly certified, to the satisfaction of the Registrar,
by the Trade Marks Office of such country. If such application is in a
language other than one of the official languages of the Republic, it
shall be accompanied by a translation into one of the official languages
of the Republic, verified to the satisfaction of the Registrar.
13. Representation of marks
(1) Every application for the registration of a trade mark shall contain
a representation, suitable for reproduction, affixed to it in the space
provided on Form TM1 for this purpose.
(2) A representation shall not exceed 8.5 cm in width and 10 cm in length.
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