Petroleum Products Act, 1977
R 385
Trade Marks Act, 1993 (Act No. 194 of 1993)Part IV : Application for Registration16. Application for registration |
| (1) | An application for registration of a trade mark shall be made to the registrar in the prescribed manner. |
| (2) | Subject to the provisions of this Act, the registrar shall— |
| (a) | accept; |
| (b) | accept, subject to such amendments, modifications, conditions or limitations, as he may deem fit; |
| (c) | provisionally refuse; or |
| (d) | refuse, |
the application.
| (3) | The registrar shall advise an applicant for registration in writing within a reasonable period from the date of the application of his decision in terms of subsection (2). |
| (4) | In the case of an acceptance in terms of subsection (2)(b) or a refusal in terms of subsection (2)(d), the registrar shall, on application by the applicant in the prescribed manner, state in writing the grounds for his decision. |
| (5) | The registrar or the court, as the case may be, may at any time, whether before or after acceptance of the application, correct any error in or in connection with the application, or may permit the applicant to amend his application upon such conditions as the registrar or the court, as the case may be, may think fit. |
