Trade Marks Act · s 57

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57.
Notification under Article 6ter of Paris Convention
(1) For the purpose of section 55, state emblems of a Paris
Convention country or a World Trade Organisation country (other than the national flag), and official signs or hallmarks, shall be regarded as protected under the Paris Convention or the World Trade Organisation Agreement (as the case may be) only if, or to the extent that —
(a) that country has notified Brunei Darussalam in accordance with Article 6ter (3) of that Convention that it desires to protect that emblem, sign or hallmark;
(b) the notification remains in force; and
(c) Brunei Darussalam has not objected to it in accordance with
Article 6ter (4) or any such objection has been withdrawn.
(2) For the purpose of section 56, the emblems, abbreviations and names of an organisation to which that section applies shall be regarded as protected under the Paris Convention or the World Trade Organisation
Agreement only if, or to the extent that —
(a) that organisation has notified Brunei Darussalam in accordance with Article 6ter (3) of that Convention that it desires to protect that emblem, abbreviation or name;
(b) the notification remains in force; and

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(c) Brunei Darussalam has not objected to it in accordance with
Article 6ter (4) or any such objection has been withdrawn.
(3) Notification under Article 6ter (3) of the Paris Convention shall have effect only in relation to applications for registration made more than 2 months after the receipt of the notification.
(4) The Registrar shall keep and make available for public inspection, at all reasonable hours and free of charge, a list of —
(a) the state emblems and official signs or hallmarks; and
(b) the emblems, abbreviations and names of organisations, which are protected under the Paris Convention by virtue of notification under Article 6ter (3).
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s 57Notification under Article 6ter of Paris Convention

(1)

For the purpose of section 55, state emblems of a Paris

Convention country or a World Trade Organisation country (other than the national flag), and official signs or hallmarks, shall be regarded as protected under the Paris Convention or the World Trade Organisation Agreement (as the case may be) only if, or to the extent that —

(a)

that country has notified Brunei Darussalam in accordance with Article 6ter (3) of that Convention that it desires to protect that emblem, sign or hallmark;

(b)

the notification remains in force; and

(c)

Brunei Darussalam has not objected to it in accordance with

Article 6ter (4) or any such objection has been withdrawn.

(2)

For the purpose of section 56, the emblems, abbreviations and names of an organisation to which that section applies shall be regarded as protected under the Paris Convention or the World Trade Organisation

Agreement only if, or to the extent that —

(a)

that organisation has notified Brunei Darussalam in accordance with Article 6ter (3) of that Convention that it desires to protect that emblem, abbreviation or name;

(b)

the notification remains in force; and

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(c)

Brunei Darussalam has not objected to it in accordance with

Article 6ter (4) or any such objection has been withdrawn.

(3)

Notification under Article 6ter (3) of the Paris Convention shall have effect only in relation to applications for registration made more than 2 months after the receipt of the notification.

(4)

The Registrar shall keep and make available for public inspection, at all reasonable hours and free of charge, a list of —

(a)

the state emblems and official signs or hallmarks; and

(b)

the emblems, abbreviations and names of organisations, which are protected under the Paris Convention by virtue of notification under Article 6ter (3).

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