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Establishment
of the
Trademarks
Office
Registrar
Trademarks
PART II__TRADEMARKS OFFICE
No. 2
3.__(1) There is hereby established under the direction of the
Minister, an office to be called the Trademarks Office.
(2) The Trademarks Office shall have a seal which shall be used
for purposes prescribed under this Act.
4.__(1) There shall be appointed a Registrar of Trademarks who
shall be responsible for registration of trademarks and the day to day
management of the Trademarks Office.
(2) The Officer for the time being holding or acting in the office
of the Registrar General shall be the Registrar of Trademarks.
Appointment of
5. There shall be appointed__
other officers in
the Trademarks
Office
Register
(a) one or more deputy Registrars of Trademarks who shall,
subject to the supervision of the Registrar, have all the powers
conferred by this Act on the Registrar; and
(b) such examiners and other officers as the Minister may
consider necessary for carrying out this Act.
6.__(1) The Registrar shall maintain a Register of trademarks.
(2) The following shall be entered in the Register__
(a) registered trademarks; and
(b) such particulars as may be prescribed for transactions
affecting a registered trademark including renewals, notifications
of assignments and transmissions, names, addresses and
descriptions of all registered users, disclaimers, conditions and
limitations.
(3) Any person may, upon payment of the prescribed fee, and in
accordance with any conditions which may be prescribed, search,
inspect or make a copy or obtain an extract of the Register.
Application
for registration
of a trademark
PART III__REGISTRATION OF TRADEMARKS AND RELATED MATTERS
7.__(1) A person shall submit an application for registration of a
trademark to the Registrar in the prescribed form.
(2) Subject to any limitation set out in this Act, the application for
registration of a mark a trademark made pursuant to subsection (1)
shall be signed by an applicant and contain__
(a) a request for registration of the mark as a trademark;
(b) the name and address of the applicant;
(c) the goods or services for which registration is related;
(d) a representation of the mark; and