Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (SINGLE ECONOMIC MARKET AND OTHER MEASURES) REGULATION 2016 (F2016L01754) - SCHEDULE 5

Trade Marks Regulations 1995

1  At the end of regulation 17A.14

Add:

             (3)  If the Registrar is reasonably satisfied that a term to be used in an IRDA to specify goods or services in respect of which protection is sought:

                     (a)  is too vague for the purposes of determining the scope of that protection; or

                     (b)  is incomprehensible; or

                     (c)  is linguistically incorrect;

then the term must not be used in the IRDA to specify the goods or services in respect of which protection is sought.

2  In the appropriate position in Part 22

Insert:

22.13   Amendment made by Schedule 5 to the Intellectual Property Legislation Amendment (Single Economic Market and Other Measures) Regulation 2016

                   The amendment of these Regulations made by item 1 of Schedule 5 to the Intellectual Property Legislation Amendment (Single Economic Market and Other Measures) Regulation 2016 applies in relation to an IRDA if notification of the IRDA is received by the Registrar from the International Bureau on or after commencement of that item.