Trade Marks Act · s 63

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63.
Information about applications and registered trade marks
(1) After publication of an application for registration of a trade mark, the Registrar shall on request provide a person with such information and permit him to inspect such documents relating to the application, or to any registered trade mark resulting from it, as may be specified in the request, subject to any prescribed restrictions. Any request must be made in the prescribed manner and be accompanied by any fee that may be prescribed.
(2) Before publication of an application for registration of a trade mark, documents or information constituting or relating to the application shall not be published by the Registrar or communicated by him to any person except —
(a) in such cases and to such extent as may be prescribed; or
(b) with the consent of the applicant; but subject to subsection (3).
(3) Where a person has been notified that an application for registration of a trade mark has been made, and that the applicant will if the application is granted bring proceedings against him in respect of acts done after publication of the application, he may make a request under subsection (1) notwithstanding that the application has not been published, and that subsection shall apply accordingly.

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s 63Information about applications and registered trade marks

(1)

After publication of an application for registration of a trade mark, the Registrar shall on request provide a person with such information and permit him to inspect such documents relating to the application, or to any registered trade mark resulting from it, as may be specified in the request, subject to any prescribed restrictions. Any request must be made in the prescribed manner and be accompanied by any fee that may be prescribed.

(2)

Before publication of an application for registration of a trade mark, documents or information constituting or relating to the application shall not be published by the Registrar or communicated by him to any person except —

(a)

in such cases and to such extent as may be prescribed; or

(b)

with the consent of the applicant; but subject to subsection (3).

(3)

Where a person has been notified that an application for registration of a trade mark has been made, and that the applicant will if the application is granted bring proceedings against him in respect of acts done after publication of the application, he may make a request under subsection (1) notwithstanding that the application has not been published, and that subsection shall apply accordingly.