Trade Marks Act · s 42

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s 42Registration: supplementary provisions

(1)

Provision may be made by rules as to —

(a)

the division of an application for the registration of a trade mark into several applications;

(b)

the merging of separate applications or registrations;

(c)

the registration of a series of trade marks.

(2)

In subsection (1)(c), a series of trade marks means a number of trade marks which resemble each other as to their material particulars and differ only as to matters of a non-distinctive character not substantially affecting the identity of the trade mark.

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(3)

Rules under this section may include provision as to —

(a)

the circumstances in which, and conditions subject to which, the division, merger or registration of a series is permitted;

and

(b)

the purposes for which an application to which the rules apply is to be treated as a single application and those for which it is to be treated as a number of separate applications.

Duration, renewal and alteration of registered trade mark