PART III—UNREGISTRABLE TRADEMARKS.
13. Unregistrable trademarks.
(1) Subject to any other law, the registrar may refuse to accept any
application upon which any of the following appear—
(a) the words “patent”, “patented”, “by letters patent”,
“registered”, “registered trade mark”, “registered design”,
“copyright”, “certified”, “guaranteed”, “to counterfeit this is a
forgery” or words to like effect;
(b) the words “Red Cross” or “Geneva Cross” and representations
of the Geneva and other crosses in red, or of the Swiss federal
cross in white on a red ground or silver on a red ground, or
such representations in a similar colour or colours;
(c) representations of the armorial ensigns of Uganda or any
device so nearly resembling them as to be likely to lead to
mistake, or of the national flag, or any words, letters, or
devices likely to lead persons to think that the applicant has
Government patronage or authorization; and
(d) a representation of armorial bearings, insignia, a decoration or
a flag of any state, administration, city, town, place, society,
body corporate, institution or person.
(2) Where there appears in an application a representation of a cross
in any colour, not being one of those mentioned in sub regulation (1)(b),
the registrar may require the applicant as a condition of acceptance to
undertake not to use the cross device on red, or in white on a red ground
or silver on a red ground, or in any similar colour or colours.
(3) Where a representation of arms, insignia, a decoration or a flag
appears on a mark, the Registrar may call for such justification,
including such consent as he or she may consider necessary as the
circumstances of the case may require.
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