Cap. 597 Art. 48Examination of application.

(1) The Comptroller shall examine whether an application for registration of a trademark satisfies the requirements of this Act:

Provided that the Minister may prescribe regulations as to whether such examination shall include relative grounds ex officio examination.

(2) If it appears to the Comptroller that the requirements for registration are not met, he shall inform the applicant and give him an opportunity to make representations or to amend the application within such period as the Comptroller may specify.

(3) If the applicant fails to satisfy the Comptroller that those requirements are met, or to amend the application so as to meet them, or fails to respond before the end of the specified period, the Comptroller shall refuse the application.

(4) If it appears to the Comptroller that the requirements for registration are met, he shall accept the application as eligible for registration.