Cap. 597 Art. 44Date of filing.

(1) The date of filing of a trademark application shall be the date on which the documents containing the information specified in article 43(1) are filed with the Office by the applicant.

(2) The accordance of the date of filing is to be subject to the payment of a fee as referred to in article 43(2):

Provided that where the elements are furnished on different days, the date of filing shall be the date on which the last element is so furnished.

(3) References in this Act to the date of application for registration shall be construed as a reference to the date of filing of the application.