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ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS
PART I
PRELIMINARY Regulations
1. Citation
2. Interpretation 3. Fees
4. Forms 5. Language of documents and translations
6. Indication of names, addresses, nationality and residence 7. Signatures by partnerships, companies and associations
PART II
TRADEMARKS
8. Classification of marks
9. Application for registration of a trademark
10. Reproduction of the mark
11. Transliteration and translation of the mark
12. Declaration of priority and translation of earlier application
13. Copy of earlier application
14. Withdrawal or cancellation of application
15. Filing date
16. Objection to or conditional acceptance of application and request for a hearing
17. Refusal of application or conditional acceptance to which applicant objects
18. Acceptance of application and publication
19. Opposition
20. Registration of trademark, publication of reference thereto and issuance of
certificate
21. Renewal of registration
22. Collective marks
23. Invalidation and removal on the ground of non-use
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PART III
GENERAL
24. Address for service
25. Change of name, address or address for service
26. Changes in ownership and licence contracts
27. Appointment of agent
28. Excluded days
29. Search of registers, extracts and copies of documents
30. Corrections of errors
31. Hearing
32. Service by mail
33. Evidence
34. Statutory declarations and affidavits
35. Publication
SCHEDULE I
SCHEDULE II
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GRENADA
STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS NO. 18 OF 2012
THE MINISTER IN EXERCISE OF THE POWERS CONFERRED ON HIM BY SECTION 41 OF THE TRADEMARKS ACT2012, HEREINAFTER CALLED “THEACT”, MAKES THEFOLLOWING REGULATIONS–
(Gazetted 22nd June, 2012).
PART I
PRELIMINARY
1. Citation. These Regulations may be cited as the–
TRADEMARKS REGULATIONS, 2012.
2. Interpretation. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires –
“Act” means the Trademarks Act, 2012.
3. Fees. The fees to be paid in respect of matters arising under the Act or these Regulations shall be those specified in Schedule I.
4. Forms. (1) The forms referred to in these Regulations are those set out in Schedule II.
(2) Documents required or authorized by the Act or these Regulations to be sent to the Registrar may be transmitted by facsimile or electronic mail, and the date of application shall be the date of transmission, except that the original of the document so transmitted must be filed with the Registrar within one month of their transmission.
5. Language of documents and translations. Applications shall be in the English language and any document forming part of an application or submitted to the Registrar pursuant to the Act or these Regulations and which is in a language other than English must be accompanied by an English translation.
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6. Indication of name, address, nationality and residence. (1) Names of natural
persons must be indicated by the person’s family name and given name(s), the family
name being indicated before the given name(s) and the names of legal entities must be
indicated by their full, official designations.
(2) Addresses must be indicated in such a way as to satisfy the customary
requirements for prompt postal delivery at the indicated address and, in any case, shall
consist of all the relevant administrative units, including the house number, if any and
addresses must also indicate telegraphic and telex addresses and telephone numbers.
(3) Nationality must be indicated by the name of the State of which a person is
a national and legal entities must indicate the name of the State under whose laws they
are constituted and their registered office.
(4) Residence must be indicated by the name of the State of which a person is a
resident.
7. Signatures by partnerships, companies and associations. (1) A document
purporting to be signed for or on behalf of a partnership must contain the names of all
the partners in full and must be signed by all the partners or by any partner qualified to
sign, stating that he signs on behalf of the partnership, or by any other person who
satisfies the Registrar that he is authorized to sign the document;.
(2) A document purporting to be signed for or on behalf of a body corporate shall
be signed by a director or by the secretary or other principal officer of the body
corporate, or by any other person who satisfies the Registrar that he is authorized to sign
the document and shall bear the seal of the body corporate.
(3) A document purporting to be signed for or on behalf of an association of
persons may be signed by any person who satisfies the Registrar that he is duly
authorized to sign.
(4) The Registrar may, whenever he deems it necessary, request evidence of
authorization to sign.
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PART II
REGISTERED TRADEMARKS
8. Classification of marks. The Registrar shall apply the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks adopted by the Nice Agreement, as amended, for all purposes relating to the registration and publication of marks.
9. Application for registration of a trademark. The application for the registration of a trademark shall be made on Form 1 and shall be signed by the applicant. An application may be made for the registration of a trademark in respect of goods or services in one or more classes of the International Classification of Goods and Services.
10. Reproduction of the mark. (1) The application shall contain a durable graphic reproduction of the trademark in the space provided therefor on Form 1 and where the reproduction exceeds the space in size 8cm by 8cm or 3 inches by 3 inches, it must be mounted upon hard and durable paper and part of the mounting must be affixed in the space aforesaid and the rest may be folded.
(2) I n the case of an application for the registration of a trademark other than a word mark in standard letters, three additional reproductions of the trademark must be submitted, and–
(a) the reproduction of the trademark on the application and the additional reproductions must be identical;
(b) the additional reproductions must in all cases be noted with all such particulars as may from time to time be required by the Registrar; and
(c) such particulars must, if required, be signed by the applicant or his authorized agent.
(3) If the Registrar considers any reproduction of a trademark unsuitable he may, at any time, require a suitable reproduction to be substituted.
(4) Where a drawing or other reproduction cannot be given in the manner provided under this Regulation, a specimen or copy of the mark may be sent either of full size or on a reduced scale and in a Form as the Registrar may consider appropriate.
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11. Transliteration and translation of the mark. Where a trademark consists of or contains a word in characters other than Roman, the application on Form 1, and the additional reproductions of the trademark, must be accompanied, unless the Registrar otherwise directs, by a sufficient transliteration and translation to the satisfaction of the Registrar of each word, stating the language to which each word belongs.
12. Declaration of priority and translation of earlier application. (1) The declaration referred to in section 8 of the Act must indicate–
(a) the date of the earlier application;
(b) subject to paragraph (2), the number of the earlier application; and
(c) the State in which the earlier application was filed or, where the earlier application is a regional or an international application, the Office with which it was filed and the country or countries for which it was filed.
(2) Where at the time of filing the declaration referred to in paragraph (1), the number of any earlier application is not known–
(a) that number shall be furnished within two months from the date on which the application containing the declaration was filed; and
(b) the Registrar may extend the time limit referred to in paragraph (a) for an additional period of three months if the applicant supplies evidence that, due to circumstances beyond his control, he was not able to comply with the prescribed time limit.
(3) Where the priorities of two or more earlier applications are claimed, in accordance with paragraph (1), the indication relating to those earlier applications may be included in a single declaration.
(4) The applicant may, at any time before the registration of the trademark, amend the contents of the declaration referred to in section 8.
13. Copy of earlier application. The period for providing the certified copy of the earlier application shall be two months from the date of the request by the Registrar.
14. Withdrawal of application and cancellation. (1) The withdrawal or cancellation of the application shall be made by a written declaration signed by the applicant and submitted to the Registrar with the prescribed fee.
(2) The application fee shall not be refunded if the application is withdrawn or cancelled.
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15. Filing date. (1) The Registrar shall accord as the filing date of the application the latest date on which all the following elements are received:
(a) the name of the applicant;
(b) an address to which communications can be directed;
(c) a reproduction of the trademark;
(d) a specification of goods or services; and
(e) the required filing fee for at least one class of goods or services.
(2) The Registrar shall, in writing, notify the applicant of the application number and the filing date.
16. Objection to or conditional acceptance of application and request for a hearing. (1) If, on examination in accordance with section 10 of the Act, the Registrar objects to the application for registration of a trademark, he shall notify the applicant in writing of his objections with all the relevant details and invite the applicant to–
(a) amend the application;
(b) to submit his observations in writing; or
(c) to apply for a hearing;
within two months from the date of the notification.
(2) An applicant who fails to comply with an invitation issued under paragraph (1) within the specified period, he shall be deemed to have withdrawn the application.
(3) If, on examination in accordance with section 10 of the Act, the Registrar decides to accept the application subject to amendments, modifications, conditions, disclaimers or limitations, he shall communicate his decision to the applicant in writing; and–
(a) if the applicant objects to the amendments, modifications, conditions, disclaimers or limitations, he shall, within two months from the date of the communication, apply for a hearing or submit his observations in writing;
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(b) if the applicant does not object to amendments, modifications, conditions, disclaimers or limitations, he shall notify the Registrar in writing and amend his application accordingly;
(c) if the applicant does not respond in one way or the other within the set period, he shall be deemed to have withdrawn his application.
(4) The request for a hearing, which must be accompanied by the prescribed fee, must be made in writing to the Registrar who, upon receiving the receipt, shall give the applicant at least one month’s notice in writing of the date and time when he may be heard.
17. Refusal of application or conditional acceptance to which applicant objects. If, after a hearing or after consideration of the applicant’s amendments or observations in writing, the Registrar refuses the application or accepts it subject to any amendments, modifications, conditions, disclaimers or limitations to which the applicant objects, the Registrar shall communicate his decision to the applicant in writing, and the applicant may, within one month from the date of that communication, upon payment of the prescribed fee, request the Registrar to state in writing the grounds of his decision and the materials used by him in arriving at the decision.
18. Acceptance of application and publication. If the Registrar accepts the application unconditionallyor accepts it subject to anyconditions or limitations to which the applicant does not object, he shall proceed to publish the application setting out-
(a) the filing date and, where applicable, the priority date;
(b) the representation of the trademark;
(c) the goods or services in respect of which the registration of the trademark is requested with an indication of the corresponding class or classes of the International Classification;
(d) the name and address of the applicant; and
(e) the name and address of the agent, if any.
19. Opposition. (1) The Notice of Opposition referred to in section 11 of the Act shall be given on Form 2 together with the prescribed fee and any supporting evidence within one month from the date of the publication referred to in Regulation 18.
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(2) The counter-statement referred to in section 11(2) of the Act shall be in Form 8 and subject to payment of the prescribed fee and shall be given within one month from the date the Notice of Opposition is sent to the applicant, in writing, stating the grounds on which the applicant relies and shall be accompanied by supporting evidence if any.
20. Registration of trademark, publication of reference thereto and issuance of certificate. (1) Where the Registrar finds that the conditions referred to in section 10 are fulfilled, and either–
(a) the registration of the trademark has not been opposed within the prescribed time; or
(b) the registration of the trademark has been opposed and the opposition has been decided in the applicant’s favour,
the Registrar shall register the trademark in accordance with this Regulation, publish a reference to the registration in the Gazette and issue to the applicant a certificate of registration in Form 9.
(2) The Registrar shall allot to each trademark he registers a number in the sequential order of registration.
(3) The registration of a trademark shall include–
(a) a representation of the trademark;
(b) the number of the trademark;
(c) the name and address of the registered owner;
(d) the name and address of the agent, if any;
(e) the filing date and date of registration;
(f) if priority has been claimed and the claim has been accepted, the country in which or for which the earlier application was filed; and
(g) the list of goods or services in respect of which the registration of the trademark had been made with an indication of the corresponding class or classes of the International Classification of Goods and Services.
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(4) The publication of the reference to the registration of a trademark under paragraph (1) must contain the particulars specified in paragraph (3).
21. Renewal of registration. (1) The request for renewal of the registration of a trademark under section 15 of the Act may be made in Form 3 during the six month period preceding the expiry of the registration and shall be signed by the registered owner or his agent.
(2) The renewal shall be subject to payment of the renewal fee which shall be paid within the period specified in paragraph (1) or, upon payment of the prescribed fee, within the grace period allowed under section 15(3) of the Act.
(3) The renewal of the registration of a trademark shall be recorded in the Register and must be published in the Gazette.
(4) The Registrar shall issue to the registered owner a certificate of renewal which must contain–
(a) the registration number of the trademark;
(b) the date of renewal and the date of the expiry;
(c) the name and address of the registered owner; and
(d) the list of goods or services in respect of which the trademark has been registered with an indication of the corresponding class or classes of the International Classification.
22. Collective marks. Regulations 8 to 21 shall apply, in the same manner, to collective marks subject to the following–
(a) an application for registration of a collective mark shall not be accepted unless, in the application for registration, the trademark is designated as a collective mark, and unless the application is accompanied by a copy of the regulations governing the use of the trademark, duly certified by the applicant and no legalisation of such certification shall be required;
(b) the regulations governing the use of the collective mark shall define the common characteristics or quality of the goods or services which the collective mark shall designate and the conditions under which and the persons by whom it may be used and shall provide for the exercise of
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effective control of the use of the trademark in compliance with those regulations, and shall also determine adequate sanctions for any use contrary to those regulations;
(c) a copy of the regulations governing the use of the trademark must be appended to the certification of registration of a collective mark;
(d) publication of a reference to the registration of the collective mark, in accordance with Regulation 20(1), shall include a summary of the regulations appended to the certification of registration;
(e) notification of changes effected in the regulations governing the use of the trademark shall be–
(i) in writing and filed with the Registrar; and
(ii) recorded in the Register and shall have no effect until they are recorded,
(f) a summary of the recorded changes referred to in paragraph (e) must be published by the Registrar; and.
(g) for the purposes of use of the collective mark in connection with section 18 of the Act, the registered owner of a collective mark may use the trademark himself provided it is also used by other authorized persons in accordance with the regulations governing its use and use by those persons shall be deemed to be use by the registered owner.
23. Invalidation and removal on the ground of non-use. (1) The request, under regulation 16, to invalidate the registration of a trademark, shall be made on payment of the prescribed fee.
(2) Where the Court decides, on appeal under section 25(2) of the Act that the trademark shall be taken off the Register, in respect of any of the goods or services for which it is registered, the Registrar shall, to that extent, remove the trademark from the Register.
(3) The removal of a trademark from the Register on the grounds of non-use shall be published by the Registrar.
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PART III
GENERAL
24. Address for service. The Registrar shall be provided–
(a) by every applicant for the registration of a trademark, an address for service in Grenada for the purpose of the application, and
(b) by every person (including the applicant for, or the owner of, a trademark) concerned in any proceedings to which any of these Regulations relate, an address for service in Grenada;
and the address provided or, where another address (being an address in Grenada) has been furnished in place provided in place thereof, that address shall be treated for the purposes of that application or those proceedings, as appropriate, as the address of that applicant or, as the case may be, of that person.
25. Change of name, address or address for service. (1) A request by the owner of, or applicant for, a trademark for the alteration of a name, nationality, address or address for service on record in respect of an application shall be made on Form 5 and shall be accompanied by the prescribed fee.
(2) Before acting on a request to alter a name or nationality, the Registrar may require such proof of the alteration as he considers necessary.
(3) If the Registrar is satisfied that the request should be allowed, he shall cause the application and, where the name, nationality or address has been recorded in the Register, the Register to be altered accordingly.
26. Changes in ownership and licence contracts. (1) The request, under section 21(1) of the Act, for the recording of a change of ownership of a title granted under the Act or of an application therefore shall be made to the Registrar in Form 4 and shall be subject to payment of the prescribed fee.
(2) The publication of the change of ownership must specify–
(a) the title of registration concerned;
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(b) the filing date, the priority date, if any, and the date of registration;
(c) the owner and the new owner; and
(d) the nature of the change of ownership.
(3) A licence contract submitted for recording under section 21(1) of the Act must be accompanied by the prescribed fee.
27. Appointment of agent. (1) The appointment of an agent shall be by an authorisation of agent in Form 6 which must be signed by the applicant or, if there are more than one applicant, by each applicant.
(2) The appointment of an agent may be filed together with Form 1 or within two months from its filing date, and if the appointment is not made and is not in accordance with section 22 of the Act, any procedural steps taken by the agent, other than the filing of the application, shall be deemed not to have been taken.
(3) The address of the agent shall, for all purposes connected with the Act and these Regulations, be treated as the address to which communications to the person or persons who appointed the agent shall be transmitted.
28. Excluded days. When the last day for doing any act or taking any proceeding falls on a day when the Companies and Intellectual Property Registry is not open to the public for business that act may be done or the proceeding may be taken on the day when the Companies and Intellectual Property Registry is next open for business.
29. Search of registers and extracts and copies of documents. Search of the Registers shall be subject to payment of the prescribed fee and requests for certified copies of extracts from a Register or for copies of documents shall be made to the Registrar in writing and shall be subject to payment of the prescribed fee.
30. Corrections of errors. Corrections of errors, under section 23 of the Act, may be made by the Registrar upon receipt of a request in writing and subject to such terms as he may consider appropriate, or on his own initiative; corrections made shall be communicated in writing to all interested persons, and, where considered necessary, shall be published by the Registrar.
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31. Hearing. (1) Before exercising adversely to any person any discretionary power given to the Registrar by the Act or these Regulations, the Registrar shall notify the person, in writing, of the opportunity to be heard thereon, and indicating a time limit, which shall not be less than one month, for filing a request for a hearing;
(2) The request for a hearing must be in writing and shall be subject to payment of the prescribed fee.
(3) On receipt of a request for a hearing, the Registrar shall give the person applying, and any other interested persons, at least two weeks’ notice, in writing, of the date and time of the hearing.
32. Service by Mail. Subject to regulation 15, any notice, application or other document sent to the Registrar by mail shall be deemed to have been given, made or filed at the time when it would be delivered in the ordinary course of the mail and in proving such sending, it shall be sufficient to prove that the letter containing the notice, application or other document was properly addressed and sent by registered mail.
33. Evidence. (1) Where under these Regulations evidence may be filed, it shall be by statutory declaration or affidavit.
(2) The Registrar may, if he considers necessary, in any particular case, take oral evidence instead of or in addition to such evidence and shall allow any witness to be cross-examined on his affidavit or declaration.
34. Statutory declarations and affidavits. (1) Any statutory declaration or an affidavit filed under the Act or these Regulations shall be made before any officer authorized by law in any part of Grenada to administer an oath for the purpose of any legal proceedings; and
(2) A statutory declaration or an affidavit made outside Grenada shall be made before a Consular Office or Notary Public.
35. Publication. Any particulars of a trademark and other information required to be published under the Act or these Regulations shall be published in the Gazette in accordance with the directions of the Registrar.
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SCHEDULE 1 (Regulation 3)
FEES
Matter or Proceeding Amount Corresponding
Form
REGISTERED TRADEMARKS
1. Application for Registration $250.00 for first class and $60 for each additional class
Form No. 1
2. Withdrawal or cancellation of trademark
$40.00
3. Notice Of Opposition $225.00 Form No. 2
4. Renewal of Registration Late fee
$150.00 $ 90.00
Form No. 3
5. Recording of Change of Ownership $90.00 Form No. 4
6. Recording of Change of Address $60.00 Form No. 5
7. Request to correct mistakes $20.00 Form No. 7
8. Filing counterstatement $100.00 Form No. 8
9. Trademark search $10.00
10. Submission of license contract $70.00
11. Any other document $50.00
12. Filing an application to register a collective trade mark
$250 and $60.00 for each additional class
13. Filing of divisional application $125.00 for each class
14. Filing of an application to register 2 or more trade marks as a series under section
$225.00 in respect of 2 trade marks and $60.00 for each additional mark of the series
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15. Additional fee for filing application under item 1, where a representation of the mark exceeds 8.5cm x 10cm
$75.00 per application
16. Request for deferment of acceptance of an application
$60.00
17. Request for expedient examination of application for registration of a trade mark
$50.00
18. Filing of notice of opposition $225.00
19. Filing of application for extension of time: (for opposition)
(a) for each month or part of a month for which the extension is sought
(b) additional fee if application or request is filed after the end of the period or time extended
$60.00
$125.00
20. Filing of notice or evidence in opposition proceedings $70.00
21. Certificate of registration of trade mark
1-4 Classes
5-10 Classes
11-15 Classes
16-20 Classes
21 Classes and up
$200.00
$300.00
$400.00
$450.00
$500.00
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22. Publication fee:
(a) word mark up to 2 classes for each additional class;
(b) combined mark up to 2 classes for each additional class;
(c) logo/device mark up to 2 classes for each additional class;
$200 for single class and $200 for each additional class
$225 for single class and $150 for each additional class
$250 for single class and $125 for each additional class
23. Renewal of registration of trade mark in respect of:
(a) goods or services in a single prescribed class
(b) goods and/or services in more than 1 prescribed class
$125.00
$125.00 plus $30.00 for each additional class
24. Additional fee on renewal of registration of trade mark where request is made within 6 months after the expiry date
In addition to fee under item 23(a) or 23(b), $35.00 for each class and for each month or part of a month after the expiry date
25. Application for amendment of trade mark application before or after publication of notice of application
$60.00
26. Application for amendment of Register
$90.00 per mark
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27. Application for amendment of documents other than application for registration of trade mark
$50.00
28. Filing authorisation of agent:
(a) First filing (b) Subsequent filing
$10.00 $5.00
29. Application for cancellation of mark $60.00
30. Filing an application for recording of assignment or transmission of trade mark $125.00 per mark
31. Application to record a claim to an interest in or a right in respect of a trade mark $125.00
32. Request for an amendment or cancellation of recorded particulars of a claim to an interest in, or a right in respect of a trade mark $90.00
33. Filing a copy of rules governing use of a collective trade mark $90.00
34. Filing evidence supporting an application for registration of a trade mark
$90.00
35. Request for hearing $225.00
36. Attendance at hearing $60.00
37. Withdrawal of an application, notice or request $30.00
38. Request for change of address or registered owner $60.00 per mark
39. Request for change of name of registered owner $60.00 per mark
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40. Filing of application for costs $30.00
41. Taxation of costs $70.00
42. Certified copy of a certificate of registration $25.00
43. Certified copy of a document other than a certificate of registration $15.00
44. Uncertified photographic copy of document
$2.00 per page (black)
$4.00 per page (colour)
45. Filing of any document for which a fee is not provided $25.00
46. Search/Inspection of Register $5.00 for each file
47. Request for certification in relation to an entry or matter under regulation 20 $40.00
48. Application for licenses:
(a) Registration of a registered licensee for each mark under section 19
(b) Variation of the registration of a registered licensee entry for reach mark
(c) Cancellation of entry for a registered licensee for each mark
$80.00
$80.00
$80.00
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SCHEDULE 2 (Regulation 4)
Forms
REGISTRAR’S OFFICE, GRENADA
Form No. 1 For Official Use
Date of Receipt by Registrar’s THE TRADEMARKS ACT, 2012 Office:
APPLICATION No.:
(Office’s Stamp) APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION
OF A TRADEMARK
To: The Registrar FILING DATE:
Applicant’s or Representative’s File Reference:
I. THE APPLICANT(S) REQUEST(S) THE REGISTRATION OF A TRADEMARK IN RESPECT OF THE FOLLOWING PARTICULARS:
Name:
Address:
Nationality:
Country of residence or principal place of business:
Telephone Number Telefacsimile Email address
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II. AGENT
The following agent has been appointed by the applicant(s) in the authorisation of agent G G G accompanying this Form G G to be filed within two months
from the filing of this Form Name:
Address:
Telephone Number Telefacsimile Email address
III. COLLECTIVE MARK
G This application for registration concerns a collective mark.
G The regulations governing the use of the collective mark are attached.
IV. REPRODUCTION OF MARK
G Transliterationaccompanies application
G Translation accompanies application
G Fees accompany application
V. CLASSES
Registration is requested in respect of the following goods and/or services, listed under the applicable classes of the International Classification:
VI, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION accompanies this Form (specify)
VII. SIGNATURE .................................................................................................
(Date) (Applicant/Agent)*
* Type name(s) under signature and delete whichever does not apply.
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REGISTRAR’S OFFICE, GRENADA
Form No. 2 For Official Use THE TRADEMARKS ACT, 2012
NOTICE OF OPPOSITION TO Notice received on: REGISTRATION OF TRADEMARK
No. of Opposition
To: The Registrar’s Office
In the matter of Application No. ................................................. for Registration of a trademark
I/We*, ...........................................................................................................................
of ........................................................................................................................................
give notice of my/our* intention to oppose the registration of the above identified
trademark published for Class(es) ..................................... in ................................ of the
........................................... day of ............................................, No. ......................
page/http .....................................................
The grounds for this opposition are as follows:**
Name of Agent (if any):
Address of agent:
G G Supporting evidence accompanies this Form. G G Authorisation of agent accompanies this Form. G G Fees accompany this Form.
Date ............................................................................................... Signature (Opponent/Agent)***
* Delete whichever does not apply. ** Continue on a separate sheet, if the space provided is insufficient. *** Delete whichever does not apply and type name under signature.
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REGISTRAR’S OFFICE, GRENADA
Form No. 3 For Official Use
Date of Receipt by Registrar’s THE TRADEMARKS ACT, 2012 Office:
APPLICATION No.:
(Office’s Stamp) REQUEST FOR THE RENEWAL OF A REGISTRATION
I. INDICATION THAT RENEWAL IS SOUGHT
The renewal of the registration identified in the present request is hereby requested.
II. REGISTRATION CONCERNED
Registration number:
Filing date of the application which resulted in the registration:
Registration date:
III. HOLDER(S)
If the holder is a natural person, the person's
(a) family or principal name:*
(b) given or secondary name(s):*
If the holder is a legal entity, the entity's full official designation:
Address
Telephone number(s) Telefacsimile number(s) Email address
G Check this box if there is more than one holder; in that case, list them on an additional sheet and indicate, in respect of each of them, the address and contact information.
*The names to be indicated under (a) and (b) are those which are recorded in respect of the registration to which the present request relates.
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IV. REPRESENTATIVE OF THE HOLDER
Name
Address
Telephone number(s): Telefacsimile number(s): Email address
V. GOODS AND SERVICES*
G Renewal is requested for all the goods and/or services covered by the registration.
G Renewal is only requested for the following goods and/or services covered by the registration:**
G Renewal is requested for all the goods and/or services covered by the registration except the following:**
G Check this box if the above space is insufficient and use an additional sheet.
VI. SIGNATURE
SIGNATURE ............................................................................................................ (Applicant/Agent)***
(Date)
VII. ADDITIONAL SHEETS
G Check this box if additional sheets are enclosed and indicate the total number of such sheets.
*Check only one of the first 3 boxes.
**The list of the goods and/or services for which renewal is/is not requested must be presented in the same way as it appears in the registration (grouping according to the classes of the Nice Classification, starting with an indication of the number of the relevant class and, where the goods or services belong to more than one class, presentation in the order of the classes of that Classification).
*** Type name(s) under signature and delete whichever does not apply.
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REGISTRAR’S OFFICE, GRENADA
Form No. 4 THE TRADEMARKS ACT, 2012
For Official Use
RECORDING OF CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP To: The Registrar
Grenada
Received on:
I. IN THE MATTER OF:
II. APPLICANT(S) OWNER(S)*
Name:
Address
III. REQUEST
The Registrar is hereby requested to record the change in ownership of the above–
identified .............................................................................................................** The present applicant(s)/owner(s)* is/are identified above.
The new applicant(s)/new owner(s)* is/are identified below.
IV. NEW APPLICANT(S)/NEW OWNER(S)*
Name:
Address:
* Delete whichever does not apply. ** Indicate application or title concerned.
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Address for service in Grenada:
Nationality:
Residence or principal place of business:
Telephone Number Facsimile Number e-mail address
V. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The following items accompany this Form:
G the original or a certified copy of the document evidencing the change of ownership, signed by or on behalf of the contracting parties
G other documents evidencing the change in ownership (specify)
G fees
G other (specify)
G approval of the Minister*
VI. SIGNATURES ...................................................................................... (New Applicant/New Owner**)
(Date)
............................................................................................................................................ (Applicant/Owner**)
(Date)
* Required where the request is in respect of a collective mark. ** Delete whichever does not apply and type name under signature.
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Form No. 5 THE TRADEMARKS ACT, 2012
For Official Use
RECORDING OF CHANGE IN NAME(S) OR ADDRESS(ES) To: The Registrar
Received on:
I. IN THE MATTER OF:
II. APPLICANT(S)/OWNER(S)*
Name:
Address
III. REQUEST
The Registrar is hereby requested to record the change in name(s) or address(es) in the present request
IV. INDICATION OF THE CHANGES
Data to be changed
Data as changed
G G G Check here if space is insufficient and an additional sheet is attached.
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Address for service in Grenada:
Telephone Number Facsimile Number e-mail address
V. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The following items accompany this Form:
G the original or a certified copy of the document evidencing the change in name
G other documents evidencing the change in name (specify)
G fees
VI. SIGNATURE ...................................................................................... (Applicant/Agent*) (Date)
* Delete whichever does not apply and type name under signature.
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Form No. 6 For Official Use
Date ofReceiptbyRegistrar’s
THE TRADEMARKS ACT, 2012 Office:
APPLICATION No. :
AUTHORISATION OF AGENT
I. APPOINTMENT
The undersigned hereby appoints as his representative the person identified in item
3, below.
II. NAME OF THE PERSON MAKING THE APPOINTMENT
III. REPRESENTATIVE
Name:
Address:
Telephone number) Telefacsimile number(s) Email address
IV. APPLICATION(S) AND/OR REGISTRATION(S) CONCERNED
This authorisation of agent concerns:
G all existing and future applications and/or registrations of the person making the
appointment, subject to any exception indicated on an additional sheet.
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G the following application(s) and/or registration(s):
G the application(s) concerning the following trademark(s):
G the application(s) having the following application number(s) as well as any registration(s) resulting therefrom:
G If the spaces are not sufficient, check this box and provide the information on an additional sheet.
V. SIGNATURE OR SEAL
Name of the natural person who signs or whose seal is used:
Date of signature or of sealing:
Signature or seal:
VI. ADDITIONAL SHEETS AND ATTACHMENTS
G Check this box if additional sheets and/or attachments are enclosed and indicate the total number of such sheets and/or attachments:
REGISTRAR’S OFFICE, GRENADA
Form No. 7 THE TRADEMARKS ACT, 2012
For Official Use
REQUEST FOR CORRECTION OF MISTAKES To: The Registrar
Grenada
Received on:
I. IN THE MATTER OF:
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II. APPLICANT(S)/OWNER(S)*
Name:
Address
Address for service in Grenada:
Telephone Number Facsimile Number e-mail address
III. REQUEST
The correction(s) identified in the present request is/are hereby requested.
IV. INDICATION OF THE CHANGES
Data to be changed
Data as changed
G G G G Check here if space is insufficient and an additional sheet is attached.
V. ADDITIONAL SHEETS AND ATTACHMENTS
G Check this box if additional sheets and/or attachments are enclosed and indicate the total number of such sheets and/or attachments.
VI. SIGNATURE ...................................................................................... (Applicant/Agent*) (Date)
* Delete whichever does not apply and type name under signature.
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Form No. 8 For Official Use THE TRADEMARKS ACT 2012
FORM OF COUNTER-STATEMENT
To: The Registrar Grenada
IN THE MATTER OF an Opposition No.
to Application No.
I, (or We)…………………………………………………………………………… the applicant(s) for Registration of the above Trademark, hereby give notice that the following are the grounds on which I (or we) rely as supporting my (or our) application:
I (or we) admit the following allegations in the Notice of Opposition:
Address for service in [Grenada] in these proceedings:
Dated this day of 20
…………………………………………………………… Signature (Applicant/Agent*)
* Delete whichever does not apply and type name under signature.
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Form No. 9 THE TRADEMARKS ACT, 2012
CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION OF TRADEMARK
The trademark shown above (being a collective mark)* has been registered in the Register under No.................
as of the........................................………….............................................. in Class(es)
.........................................................................................................................................
on in respect of (date)
in the name of ......................................................... .......................................................... (address)
Dated this .................................. day of ..............................................
............................................................................................ Registrar
Registration is for ten years from the date first above-mentioned and may then be renewed for additional successive ten-year periods.
* Delete if necessary.
Made this 18th day of June, 2012. TILLMAN THOMAS
Minister responsible for Legal Affairs.
GRENADA
PRINTED BY THE GOVERNMENT PRINTER, AT THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE,
ST. GEORGE'S
22/6/2012.