Cap. 597 Art. 142Conversion of pending application.

(1) In the case of a pending application for registration for which the applicant or his representative has not received any communication from the Office relating to the registrability of the application before the commencement of this Act, the applicant may give notice to the Comptroller claiming to have the registrability of the mark determined in accordance with the provisions of this Act.

(2) The notice must be in the prescribed form, be accompanied by the appropriate fee and be given no later than six months after the commencement of this Act.

(3) Notice duly given shall be irrevocable and shall have the effect that the application shall be treated as if made immediately after the commencement of this Act.