Trademarks Act 2019 · Updated to 18 Mar 2022 · Chapter 2
17. Application for registration of trademark
Feedback & supportAny person who claims to be the bona fide proprietor of a trademark may apply for the registration of the trademark if—
the person is using or intends to use the trademark in the course of trade; or
the person has authorized or intends to authorize another person to use the trademark in the course of trade.
An application for the registration of trademark shall be made in the form as determined by the Registrar within the prescribed period together with the payment of the prescribed fee.
Registrar
“Registrar” means a person appointed as a Registrar of Trademarks under subsection 10(1);
If the trademark applied for registration contains or consists of a word which is not in Roman characters, or the national language or English language, the applicant shall, within the prescribed period, furnish the Registrar with the following:
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;
the transliteration of the trademark;
the translation of the trademark; or
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any information as determined by the Registrar.
If the requirements under subsection (2) or (3) are not complied with within the prescribed period, the application shall be deemed withdrawn.
A person who applies for the registration of trademark may request to the Registrar for an expedited examination by filing an application in the form as determined by the Registrar within the prescribed period together with the payment of the prescribed fee.