Trade Marks (International Registration) Amendment Regulations 2019

2019/23

Coat of Arms of New Zealand

Trade Marks (International Registration) Amendment Regulations 2019

Patsy Reddy, Governor-General

Order in Council

At Wellington this 18th day of February 2019

Present:
Her Excellency the Governor-General in Council

These regulations are made under sections 199(1)(m) and 199A of the Trade Marks Act 2002 on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council.

Contents

1Title
2Commencement
3Principal regulations
4Regulation 5 amended (Interpretation)
5Regulation 8 revoked (No division of international registration)
6Regulation 16 amended (Notice of opposition)
7Regulation 17 amended (Time for sending counter-statement)
8Regulation 19 amended (When protections apply to trade mark of international registration designating New Zealand)
9New regulation 19A inserted (When protections extend to protected international trade mark (New Zealand), as corrected)
19AWhen protections extend to protected international trade mark (New Zealand), as corrected
10Regulation 20 amended (Protections)
11New regulations 20A to 20O and cross-headings inserted
Division
20ADivision of international registration designating New Zealand or protected international trade mark (New Zealand)
20BDivision of international registration designating New Zealand
20CDivision of protected international trade mark (New Zealand)
20DRequirements for application for division
20ECommissioner must present application to International Bureau
20FEffect of division of international registration designating New Zealand
20GEffect of division of protected international trade mark (New Zealand)
Merger
20HMerger of international registration designating New Zealand or protected international trade mark (New Zealand)
20IRequirements for application for merger
20JCommissioner must present application to International Bureau
Corrections
20KCommissioner may examine correction to international registration
20LWhere Commissioner considers requirements of regulation 7 no longer met
20MWhere Commissioner considers requirements of regulation 7 are met
20NNotice of opposition
20ONotification of refusal
12Regulation 30 amended (Effects of international registration where trade mark is also registered under Act)
13Amendments to replace references to Common Regulations
Explanatory note
Administrative Information