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Trade mark restored to Register in certain circumstances

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Part 9Removal of trade mark from Register for non‑use

98 Trade mark restored to Register in certain circumstances

(1)

If:

(a)

the Registrar has removed a trade mark from the Register under subsection 97(1) because no notice of opposition was filed within the period provided under the regulations; and

(b)

the Registrar subsequently extends the period within which the notice may be filed; and

(c)

a notice of opposition is filed within the extended period;

the Registrar must restore the trade mark to the Register. Also, the trade mark is taken not to have been removed from the Register.

(2)

If:

(a)

a person filed a notice of opposition under subsection 96(1) to an application for the removal of a trade mark from the Register; and

(b)

the person failed to do a thing (the relevant thing):

(i)

that the person is required or permitted by the regulations to do in relation to the person’s opposition to the application; and

(ii)

that is prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this subparagraph; and

(c)

as a result of the person’s failure to do the relevant thing, the application is taken under the regulations to be unopposed; and

(d)

the Registrar removed the trade mark from the Register under paragraph 97(1)(a); and

(e)

the Registrar subsequently extends the period under the regulations within which the person is required or permitted to do the relevant thing; and

(f)

the person does the relevant thing within the extended period;

the Registrar must restore the trade mark to the Register. Also, the trade mark is taken not to have been removed from the Register.

Note:

For file see section 6.

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