Trademarks Act 2019 · Updated to 18 Mar 2022 · Part XVIII · Miscellaneous and General
152. Power of Registrar to allow amendments of documents
Feedback & supportThe Registrar may, upon an application in the form as
Registrar
“Registrar” means a person appointed as a Registrar of Trademarks under subsection 10(1);
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determined by the Registrar together with the payment of the prescribed fee and on such terms as to costs as he thinks just, whether for the purpose of amending a clerical error or an obvious mistake, allow the amendment of—
prescribed
“prescribed” means, in relation to proceedings before the Court or preliminary thereto or connected therewith, prescribed by rules of court made by the Rules Committee constituted under the Courts of Judicature Act 1964, and in other cases, prescribed by the Minister in the regulations made under this Act;
an application for the registration of trademark;
notice of opposition;
counterstatement; or
any documents as the Registrar thinks fit.
An amendment applied under subsection (1), shall not be permitted, under this section if the amendment would substantially affect—
the identity of the trademark as specified in the application before amendment or without extending in any way the rights given by the existing registration of trademark;
or
the content of the documents filed with the Trademarks
Office.