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Trade Marks Act, 2004 (ACT 664).

Section 1: (1) A "trademark" means a sign or combination of signs capable of distinguishing the goods or services of one undertaking from the goods and services ...

Trade Marks Act, 2004 (ACT 664).

Section 2: (1) A collective mark is a sign of an association of manufacturing, trading or service enterprise that serves to distinguish the goods or services of ...

Trade Marks Act, 2004 (ACT 664).

Section 4: (1) An application for the registration of a trade mark shall be filed with the Registrar and is subject to the payment of the prescribed fee. (2) Th ...

Trade Marks Act, 2004 (ACT 664).

A trade mark shall not be registered if, (a) it is a trade name or sign that belongs to the public domain except where the trade name or sign has become accepte ...

Trade Marks Act, 2004 (ACT 664).

Section 6: (1) The Registrar shall examine whether the application complies with the requirements of(a) section 1;(c) subsection (1) and (2) of section 4; and(d ...

Trade Marks Act, 2004 (ACT 664).

Section 7: The Registrar shall register the trade mark, publish a reference to the registration and issue the applicant with a certificate of registration if (a ...

Trade Marks Act, 2004 (ACT 664).

Section 8: (1) An application for registration of a collective mark shall designate the trade mark as a collective mark and be accompanied with a copy of the re ...

Trade Marks Act, 2004 (ACT 664).

Section 9: (1) A person other than a registered owner of a trade mark shall not use the mark in relation to any goods or services for which the trade mark was r ...

Trade Marks Act, 2004 (ACT 664).

Section 10: The registration of a trade mark is for a period of ten years from the filing date of the application for registration. ...

Trade Marks Act, 2004 (ACT 664).

Section 11: (1) The registration of a trade mark may be renewed for consecutive periods of ten years upon payment of the fee prescribed for renewal. (2) A grace ...

Trade Marks Act, 2004 (ACT 664).

Section 12: (1) The High Court shall invalidate the registration of a trade mark if the person requesting the invalidation proves that section 1 or any requirem ...

Trade Marks Act, 2004 (ACT 664).

Section 13: The High Court shall invalidate the registration of a collective mark if the person requesting the invalidation proves that (a) only the registered ...

Trade Marks Act, 2004 (ACT 664).

Section 14: (1) A person interested in a trade mark may request the Registrar to remove a trade mark from the register because up to one month prior to filing f ...

Trade Marks Act, 2004 (ACT 664).

Section 15: (1) (a) A change in the ownership of a trade mark or of an application for registration of a trade mark shall be in writing and shall be filed with ...

Trade Marks Act, 2004 (ACT 664).

Section 17: If the ordinary residence or principal place of business of an applicant under this Act is outside the country, the applicant shall be represented b ...

Trade Marks Act, 2004 (ACT 664).

Section 16: (1) A licence contract concerning the registration of a trade mark or an application for registration shall be submitted to the Registrar who shall ...