Cap. 416 Art. 8Power to remove relative grounds for refusal of registration.

(1) The Minister may make regulations providing that a trademark shall not be refused registration on a ground mentioned in article 6.

(2) Such regulations may make such consequential provision as appears to the Minister appropriate with respect to -

(a) the carrying out by the Comptroller of searches of earlier trademarks, and

(b) the persons by whom an application for declaration of invalidity may be made on the grounds specified in article 43(2).

(3) Regulations making such provision as is mentioned in sub-article (2)(a) may direct that the provisions of article 35 in so far as they require a search to be carried out shall not have effect.

(4) Regulations making such provision as is mentioned in sub-article (2)(b) may provide that article 43(3) in so far as it provides that any person may make an application for a declaration of invalidity shall have effect subject to the provisions of the order.

(5) Regulations under this article may contain such transitory provisions as appear to the Minister to be appropriate.

Effects of a registered trademark