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Trade Marks (International Registration) Regulations 2012
Jerry Mateparae, Governor-General
Order in Council
At Wellington this 5th day of November 2012
Present: His Excellency the Governor-General in Council
Pursuant to sections 199(m) and 199A of the Trade Marks Act 2002, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council, makes the following regula- tions.
Contents Page
1 Title 3 2 Commencement 3 3 Purpose 4 4 Application of Trade Marks Regulations and Act to
international registrations 4
5 Interpretation 4 6 Information or documents must be given through case
management facility 5
Part 1 Preliminary matters
7 Entitlement to protection 6
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8 No division of international registration 7 9 Effect of protected international trade mark (New
Zealand) 7
10 Holder of international registration may disclaim or limit rights
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11 Commissioner may enter security interest on register 8 12 Priority 8
Part 2 International registration designating New Zealand
Examination of international registration 13 Commissioner must examine international registration
designating New Zealand 9
14 Where Commissioner considers requirements of regulation 7 not met or partially met
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15 Where Commissioner considers requirements of regulation 7 are met
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Notice of opposition 16 Notice of opposition 10
Counter-statement 17 Time for sending counter-statement 11
Notifications of refusal 18 Notifications of refusal 11
Protection 19 When protections apply to trade mark of international
registration designating New Zealand 12
20 Protections 13
Revocation and invalidity 21 Revocation and invalidity 14 22 Where, to any extent, protection is cancelled, revoked,
declared invalid, altered, or rectified 15
Importation of infringing goods 23 Importation of infringing goods 16
Offences 24 Offences 16 25 Offences relating to false representation of trade mark
apply to protected international trade mark (New Zealand) 16
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Part 3 Transformation of international registration into
national application 26 Definitions 17 27 Transformation application 17 28 Date of registration of trade mark registered pursuant to
transformation application 18
29 Procedure on transformation application 18
Part 4 Replacement of registration by international
registration 30 Effects of international registration where trade mark is
also registered under Act 19
Part 5 International applications originating in New Zealand
31 Outline of this Part 20 32 Eligibility to apply for international registration 20 33 Application for international registration 21 34 Functions of Commissioner 21 35 Time limit for Commissioner to send application to
International Bureau 22
36 Notification to International Bureau 22
Part 6 Miscellaneous provisions
37 Evidence of certain matters relating to international registration
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38 Agents 23 39 Communication of information to International Bureau 23
Regulations 1 Title
These regulations are the TradeMarks (International Registra- tion) Regulations 2012.
2 Commencement These regulations come into force on 10 December 2012.
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3 Purpose The purpose of these regulations is to give effect in New Zealand to the Madrid Protocol.
4 Application of Trade Marks Regulations and Act to international registrations For the purpose of these regulations, the Trade Marks Regu- lations and the Act apply, to the extent applicable and with all necessary modifications, to any holder of an international registration designating New Zealand and any holder of a pro- tected international trade mark (New Zealand), unless and to the extent that— (a) these regulations provide otherwise; or (b) any provision of the TradeMarks Regulations or the Act
is inconsistent with— (i) the Madrid Protocol; or (ii) the Common Regulations.
5 Interpretation In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,— Act means the Trade Marks Act 2002 case management facility means the case management facil- ity that may be accessed through the Commissioner’s website or web services Commissionermeans the Commissioner of Trade Marks, and includes an Assistant Commissioner of Trade Marks Common Regulations means the regulations adopted under Article 10 of the Madrid Protocol, with effect from 1 April 1996, as replaced, revised, or amended from time to time date of publication means the date that the particulars of the international registration designating New Zealand were pub- lished in accordance with regulation 15 date of requestmeans, in relation to an international registra- tion designating New Zealand, the date that notification of the request for extension of protection to New Zealand is sent to New Zealand from the International Bureau
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holder means the person (whether a natural person or a legal entity) in whose name the international registration is recorded in the International Register international application means an application to the Inter- national Bureau for registration of a trade mark in the Inter- national Register International Bureau means the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organisation International Register means the register of trade marks maintained by the International Bureau for the purposes of the Madrid Protocol international registrationmeans the registration of a mark in the International Register international registration designating New Zealand means an international registration requesting extension of protection to New Zealand under Article 3ter(1) or (2) of the Madrid Protocol Journal means the Trade Marks Journal Madrid Protocol means the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks, adopted at Madrid on 27 June 1989, as amended from time to time protected international trade mark (New Zealand) or pro- tected trade mark means a trade mark that is protected by virtue of regulations 19 and 20, and protection and protected have a corresponding meaning register means the register of trade marks kept under section 181 of the Act Trade Marks Regulations means the Trade Marks Regula- tions 2003.
6 Information or documents must be given through case management facility
(1) In this regulation,— give means issue, supply, produce, file, send, or give in any other way
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information or document means any evidence, application, authority, request, form, certificate, statement, notice, or any other type of information or document that— (a) is referred to in the Act, the Trade Marks Regulations,
and these regulations; and (b) relates to any international application, international
registration designating New Zealand, protected inter- national trade mark (New Zealand), or proceedings.
(2) Any information or document that a person must or may give to the Commissioner pursuant to any provision of the Act, the Trade Marks Regulations, or these regulations must be given to the Commissioner through the case management facility.
(3) Despite subclause (2), if the Commissioner is satisfied that a person is unable to access the case management facility be- cause of any exceptional circumstances beyond the person’s control, the Commissioner may approve other means by which the information or document must be given to the Commis- sioner.
(4) Any information or document that the Commissioner must or may give to a person pursuant to any provision of the Act, the Trade Marks Regulations, or these regulations may be given to the person through the case management facility.
(5) If the Commissioner gives any information or document to a person by means of the case management facility, the time at which that document or information is given to the person is when the information or document becomes accessible to the person through the case management facility.
Part 1 Preliminary matters
7 Entitlement to protection (1) An international registration designating New Zealand is, sub-
ject to these regulations, entitled to become protected if, had the particulars of the international registration been contained in an application for registration of a trade mark under the Act, that application would have satisfied the requirements of the Act and the TradeMarks Regulations for registration of a trade mark.
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(2) In subclause (1), the particulars of the international regis- tration means— (a) the name of the holder or each holder; and (b) the information described in regulations 42(b) and (d)
and 44(b) to (d) and (g) to (j) of the Trade Marks Regu- lations.
(3) The requirement in regulation 44(j) of the Trade Marks Regu- lations is met by the declaration made by the holder of the international registration when designating New Zealand. Compare: Trade Marks (International Registration) Rules 2000 r 5 (Singapore)
8 No division of international registration Regulations 49 to 53 and 131A to 131C of the Trade Marks Regulations do not apply to— (a) an international registration designating New Zealand;
or (b) a protected international trade mark (New Zealand).
9 Effect of protected international trade mark (New Zealand)
(1) The holder of a protected international trade mark (New Zealand) has, subject to these regulations, the same rights and remedies conferred on an owner of a registered trade mark by the Act and the Trade Marks Regulations.
(2) For the purpose of applying section 10 of the Act, the rights conferred on the holder of the protected trade mark take effect on and from the date that the protected trade mark must be treated as being registered under regulation 20(2).
(3) For the purpose of applying sections 5 and 51(a) of the Act, the actual date of registration is the date that the protected trade mark becomes protected.
(4) For the purpose of applying sections 89 to 98 of the Act, ref- erences to goods or services in respect of which a trade mark is registered must be treated as references to goods or services in respect of which a protected international trade mark (New Zealand) confers protection in New Zealand. Compare: Trade Marks (International Registration) Rules 2000 r 6 (Singapore)
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10 Holder of international registration may disclaim or limit rights
(1) This regulation applies if a holder of an international regis- tration designating New Zealand, by notice in writing to the Commissioner,— (a) disclaims any right to the exclusive use of any specified
element of the trade mark; or (b) agrees that the rights conferred in New Zealand by the
international registration are subject to a specified terri- torial or other limitation.
(2) The Commissioner must, on receiving the notice, enter the disclaimer or limitation on the register. Compare: Trade Marks (International Registration) Rules 2000 r 6(5) (Singa- pore)
11 Commissioner may enter security interest on register At the request of a holder of a protected international trade mark (New Zealand), the Commissioner may— (a) enter on the register a memorandum that relates to the
grant of any security interest over that protected trade mark:
(b) alter or remove the entry described in paragraph (a).
12 Priority (1) Section 36 of the Act entitles the holder of an international
registration designating New Zealand to the registration of his or her trade mark in priority to other applicants.
(2) Themanner of claiming the priority conferred under section 36 of the Act must be determined in accordance with the Madrid Protocol and the Common Regulations.
(3) The date on which the holder is entitled to priority is— (a) the date of the international registration, in the case
where the request for extension of protection to New Zealand is mentioned in the international application; or
(b) the date on which a request for extension of protection to New Zealand is recorded in the international register,
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in the case where the request is made subsequent to the international registration.
Compare: TradeMarks (International Registration) Rules 2000 r 10 (Singapore)
Part 2 International registration designating
New Zealand Examination of international registration
13 Commissioner must examine international registration designating New Zealand
(1) On receiving from the International Bureau an international registration designating NewZealand, the Commissioner must examine whether the international registration satisfies the re- quirements of regulation 7.
(2) If the trade mark that is the subject of the international regis- tration contains or consists of a language other than English or Māori, or a word or words in characters other than Roman,— (a) the Commissionermay require the holder to file with the
Commissioner an English translation or transliteration of each word; and
(b) the Commissioner may require the translation or transliteration to be verified or certified to the Commis- sioner’s satisfaction.
Compare: TradeMarks (International Registration) Rules 2000 r 11 (Singapore)
14 Where Commissioner considers requirements of regulation 7 not met or partially met
(1) If the Commissioner considers that the requirements of regu- lation 7 are not met, or are met only in relation to some of the goods or services in respect of which protection in New Zealand has been requested, the Commissioner must— (a) give notification of refusal of the international registra-
tion to the International Bureau; and (b) specify in the notification a period within which the
holder may respond. (2) An extension of time to respond—
(a) may be requested by the holder in accordancewith regu- lation 62 or 62A of the Trade Marks Regulations; but
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(b) must be filed with the Commissioner before the expiry of the period in question or any extended period previ- ously granted by the Commissioner.
(3) A holder must file with the Commissioner an address for ser- vice inNewZealandwhenmaking a response or when request- ing an extension of time. Compare: Trade Marks (International Registration) Rules 2000 r 11(3) (Singa- pore)
15 Where Commissioner considers requirements of regulation 7 are met If the Commissioner is satisfied that the requirements of regu- lation 7 are met in relation to some or all of the goods or ser- vices specified in the international registration, the Commis- sioner must publish the particulars of the international regis- tration designating New Zealand in the Journal. Compare: TradeMarks (International Registration) Rules 2000 r 12 (Singapore)
Notice of opposition 16 Notice of opposition (1) This regulation applies instead of regulation 75 of the Trade
Marks Regulations and regulation 76 of those regulations does not apply to a notice of opposition filed under this regulation.
(2) A person who opposes the conferral of protection on an inter- national registration designating New Zealand (the opponent) may file with the Commissioner a notice of opposition within 3 months after the date of publication.
(3) The Commissioner may, if requested, extend the deadline for filing a notice of opposition— (a) by up to 1 month, without the consent of the holder of
the international registration; and (b) by up to 2 months, with the holder’s consent.
(4) The Commissioner must not extend the deadline if the request for extension is received after the deadline has expired.
(5) If a notice of opposition is filed, the Commissioner must— (a) give notification of refusal (based on an opposition) to
the International Bureau; and
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(b) state in the notification the grounds of the opposition. Compare: TradeMarks (International Registration) Rules 2000 r 13 (Singapore)
Counter-statement 17 Time for sending counter-statement (1) This regulation applies instead of regulation 79 of the Trade
Marks Regulations. (2) In this regulation, date of refusal means the date on which
the Commissioner gives notification of refusal (based on an opposition) to the International Bureau under regulation 16(5).
(3) A holder of an international registration to whom a notice of opposition has been sent must file with the Commissioner a counter-statement within 2 months after the date of refusal.
(4) To avoid doubt, if the holder fails to comply with subclause (3) in relation to any class of goods or services in respect of which protection is opposed,— (a) the Commissioner is entitled to treat the holder’s request
for protection in New Zealand in respect of those goods or services as withdrawn; and
(b) the Commissioner’s refusal applies in respect of those goods or services.
Compare: Trade Marks (International Registration) Rules 2000 r 13(1), (2), (10) (Singapore)
Notifications of refusal 18 Notifications of refusal (1) Except where refusal is based on an opposition, a notification
of refusal must not be given after the expiry of 18 months after the date of request.
(2) If there is any likelihood that notice of opposition may be filed after the expiry of the period of 18 months, the Commissioner must inform the International Bureau accordingly.
(3) A notification of refusal must set out the matters required by Article 5 of the Madrid Protocol and rule 17 of the Common Regulations.
(4) The Commissioner must notify the International Bureau after any final decision is made if—
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(a) the holder has responded within the period specified in regulation 14(1) or any extended period allowed under regulation 14(2); or
(b) the holder has filed a counter-statement within the period specified in regulation 17(3) or any extended period allowed under regulation 32 of the Trade Marks Regulations.
(5) For the purpose of this regulation, a final decision is made if— (a) the Commissioner or the court on appeal from the Com-
missioner has made a decision on whether the refusal should be upheld in whole or in relation to only some of the goods or services in relation to which protection in New Zealand is requested, and any right of appeal against that decision expires or is exhausted; or
(b) any response or counter-statement is withdrawn; or (c) the proceedings relating to the refusal are discontinued
or abandoned. Compare: TradeMarks (International Registration) Rules 2000 r 16 (Singapore)
Protection 19 When protections apply to trade mark of international
registration designating New Zealand (1) The protections set out in regulation 20 apply to a trade mark
that is the subject of an international registration designating New Zealand if— (a) the period of 18 months after the date of request has
expired and— (i) notification of refusal has not been given; and (ii) the International Bureau has not been informed
that any notice of opposition may be filed after the expiry of that period; or
(b) after the Commissioner has examined the international registration and published its particulars in the Journal, one of the following events has occurred: (i) the period of 18 months after the date of request
has not expired, but the period after the date of publication for filing a notice of opposition has expired without a notification (based on oppos- ition or otherwise) having been given:
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(ii) the period of 18 months after the date of request expires and the period for giving notice of oppos- ition specified in regulation 16(2) (including any extended period) expires without a notice of op- position having been given:
(iii) notification of refusal has been given in respect of some of the goods or services, and the holder— (A) has not responded within the period speci-
fied by the Commissioner under regulation 14(1) (including any extended period); or
(B) has not filed a counter-statement within the period specified in regulation 17(3) (in- cluding any extended period); or
(C) has informed the Commissioner that the holder does not intend to respond or file a counter-statement:
(iv) notification of refusal has been given in respect of all or some of the goods or services and the Commissioner notifies the International Bureau in accordance with regulation 18(4) that a final decision has been made to the effect that refusal is withdrawn, or withdrawn in respect of some of the goods or services.
(2) As soon as possible after the time when the protections set out in regulation 20 first apply to an international registration designating New Zealand, the Commissioner must notify the International Bureau that the international registration desig- nating New Zealand is granted protection in New Zealand.
(3) In this regulation, goods and services means goods and ser- vices in respect of which protection in New Zealand has been requested. Compare: TradeMarks (International Registration) Rules 2000 r 17 (Singapore)
20 Protections (1) The protections referred to in regulation 19 are that—
(a) the trade mark that is the subject of the request for pro- tection must be protected as a protected international trade mark (New Zealand); and
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(b) in a case where a refusal applies in respect of some of the goods or services in respect of which protection in New Zealand has been requested, protection must apply only in relation to the remaining goods or services.
(2) A trade mark that is protected must be treated as being regis- tered under the Act on and from— (a) the date of the international registration, in the case
where the request for extension of protection to New Zealand is mentioned in the international application; or
(b) the date on which a request for extension of protection to New Zealand is recorded in the international register, in the case where the request is made subsequent to the international registration.
(3) Subclause (2) is subject to regulation 30.
Revocation and invalidity 21 Revocation and invalidity (1) The Commissioner must notify the International Bureau if a
protected international trade mark (New Zealand) is cancelled, altered, or rectified to any extent.
(2) For the purposes of applying sections 65 to 68 and 73 and 74 of the Act,— (a) the reference in section 66(1A) of the Act to the actual
date of registration must be treated as a reference to the date the protected international trade mark (New Zealand) became protected; and
(b) the reference in section 7 of the Act to the form in which a trade mark was registered must be treated as a refer- ence to the form in which it is protected; and
(c) references in section 68(1) of the Act to goods or ser- vices in respect of which the trade mark is registered must be treated as references to those in respect of which it is protected; and
(d) references in sections 65 to 68 of the Act to the regis- tration of a trade mark being revoked must be treated as references to the protection of a protected international trade mark (New Zealand) being revoked; and
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(e) references in sections 73 and 74 of the Act to the regis- tration of a trade mark being declared invalid must be treated as references to the protection of a protected international trade mark (New Zealand) being declared invalid; and
(f) the reference in section 73(2) of the Act to “after its registration” must be treated as a reference to the date the protected international trade mark (New Zealand) became protected and the reference to “deemed date of its registration”must be treated as a reference to the date it is treated, under regulation 20(2), as being registered.
Compare: TradeMarks (International Registration) Rules 2000 r 18 (Singapore)
22 Where, to any extent, protection is cancelled, revoked, declared invalid, altered, or rectified
(1) The Commissioner must notify the International Bureau if the protection of a protected international trade mark (New Zealand) is, to any extent, cancelled, revoked, declared in- valid, altered, or rectified.
(2) If the protection is revoked to any extent, the rights of the holder are deemed to have ceased to exist to that extent— (a) after the date of the application for revocation; or (b) if the Commissioner or the court is satisfied that the
grounds for revocation existed at an earlier date, after that date.
(3) If the protection is declared invalid to any extent, the trade mark is deemed never to have been a protected international trade mark (New Zealand) to that extent.
(4) Subclause (3) does not affect any transactions past and closed on the date that the declaration of invalidity is recorded in the International Register. Compare: Trade Marks (International Registration) Rules 2000 r 18(4) (Singa- pore)
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Importation of infringing goods 23 Importation of infringing goods
For the purpose of applying subpart 3 of Part 4 of the Act, ref- erences to a registered trademarkmust be treated as references to a protected international trade mark (New Zealand). Compare: TradeMarks (International Registration) Rules 2000 r 21 (Singapore)
Offences 24 Offences
For the purpose of applying sections 120 to 124 of the Act,— (a) references to a registered trade mark must be treated as
references to a protected international trade mark (New Zealand); and
(b) references to goods or services for which a trade mark is registered must be treated as references to goods or services in respect of which a protected international trade mark (New Zealand) confers protection in New Zealand.
Compare: TradeMarks (International Registration) Rules 2000 r 22 (Singapore)
25 Offences relating to false representation of trade mark apply to protected international trade mark (New Zealand) For the purpose of applying sections 186(1) and (2) of the Act,— (a) references in section 186(1)(a) and (b) to a registered
trade mark must be treated as references to a protected international trade mark (New Zealand); and
(b) the reference in section 186(1)(c) to registration of a trade mark must be treated as a reference to the protec- tion conferred on a protected international trade mark (New Zealand).
Compare: TradeMarks (International Registration) Rules 2000 r 23 (Singapore)
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Part 3 Transformation of international
registration into national application 26 Definitions
In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires,— transformation application means the application described in regulation 27(2) transformation date means the date that the transformation application is made.
27 Transformation application (1) This regulation applies when an international registration des-
ignating New Zealand is cancelled at the request of the Office of origin under Article 6(4) of the Madrid Protocol in respect of all or some of the goods or services listed in the registration.
(2) The holder may make an application to the Commissioner for registration in New Zealand of the same trade mark in respect of the goods or services listed in the international registration.
(3) The application must be made within 3 months after the date on which the international registration was cancelled and must include the following information: (a) the international registration number of the trade mark: (b) the date of cancellation of the international registration: (c) whether the transformation request relates to all the
goods and services listed in the international registra- tion and, if not, a list of goods and services to which the transformation request relates and their respective class numbers:
(d) an address for service in New Zealand if the inter- national registration did not have one.
(4) In this regulation, holdermeans the personwhowas the holder of the international registration immediately before its cancel- lation. Compare: TradeMarks (International Registration) Rules 2000 r 24 (Singapore)
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28 Date of registration of trade mark registered pursuant to transformation application A trade mark registered pursuant to a transformation applica- tion must be treated as if it were registered— (a) on the date of the international registration in accord-
ance with Article 3(4) of the Madrid Protocol; or (b) if the request for extension of protection to New
Zealand was made subsequent to the international registration, on the date that request is recorded in accordance with Article 3ter(2) of the Madrid Protocol.
Compare: Trade Marks (International Registration) Rules 2000 r 24(3) (Singa- pore)
29 Procedure on transformation application (1) If a protected international trade mark (New Zealand) became
protected on or before the transformation date, the trade mark must be registered under the Act.
(2) If an international registration designating New Zealand has not become protected by the transformation date and its par- ticulars have been published under regulation 15,— (a) the Commissioner must treat the publication of its par-
ticulars as the publication of the transformation appli- cation under section 46 of the Act; and
(b) the Commissioner must treat any opposition to its pro- tection under regulation 16 as an opposition to its regis- tration under section 47 of the Act, and the TradeMarks Regulations apply subject to any modifications that the Commissioner considers necessary.
(3) If the particulars of the international registration designating New Zealand have not been published under regulation 15 by the transformation date and the Commissioner has given a no- tification of refusal under regulation 14(1), the Commissioner must for the purposes of the transformation application treat the notification of refusal as a notice issued by the Commis- sioner to the applicant under section 41 of the Act. Compare: TradeMarks (International Registration) Rules 2000 r 25 (Singapore)
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Part 4 Replacement of registration by
international registration 30 Effects of international registration where trade mark
is also registered under Act (1) This regulation applies if—
(a) a registered trade mark is also a protected international trade mark (New Zealand), or an international registra- tion designating New Zealand (international registra- tion); and
(b) the owner of the registered trade mark is the holder of the protected trade mark or the international registra- tion; and
(c) all the goods or services in respect of which the regis- tered trade mark is registered are protected under the protected trade mark or specified in the international registration; and
(d) the date of registration of the registered trade mark is earlier than— (i) the date specified in regulation 20(2) in relation
to the protected trade mark; or (ii) the date the international registration is registered
in the International Register. (2) The protected trade mark or international registration must,
despite regulation 20(2), be treated as being registered under the Act as of the date of registration of the registered trade mark in relation to all the goods or services in respect of which the registered trade mark was registered.
(3) For the purposes of determining whether the protected trade mark or international registration has priority, it must be treated as having the date of application of the registered trade mark in relation to all the goods or services in respect of which the registered trade mark was registered, taking account (where appropriate) of the priorities claimed in respect of the registered trade mark.
(4) Where the conditions specified in subclause (1) are satisfied in relation to a trade mark, subclauses (2) and (3) must—
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(a) continue to apply in respect of the protected trade mark or international registration even if the registered trade mark lapses or is cancelled; but
(b) cease to apply if it is, to any extent, cancelled (other than voluntarily), revoked, declared invalid, altered, or rectified.
(5) The Commissioner must,— (a) on the application of the holder of the protected trade
mark or international registration, note in the register that the international registration replaces the registered trade mark in relation to the goods or services in respect of which the registered trade mark was registered; and
(b) notify the International Bureau in accordance with rule 25 of the Common Regulations.
(6) An application under subclause (5) must include the following information: (a) the number of the protected trade mark or international
registration: (b) the New Zealand trade mark registration number: (c) the full name of the holder: (d) the name and address of the agent (if any).
(7) The provisions of this regulation are without prejudice to any right or remedy conferred on any person in respect of the regis- tered trade mark.
Part 5 International applications originating in
New Zealand 31 Outline of this Part
This Part makes provision for applications for international registration of trade marks that are to be filed with the International Bureau through the intermediary of the Com- missioner.
32 Eligibility to apply for international registration (1) A person who is an owner of a registered trade mark or an
applicant for registration of a trade mark may apply for inter- national registration of the trade mark.
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(2) The person must— (a) be a New Zealand citizen; or (b) be domiciled in New Zealand; or (c) have a real and effective industrial or commercial estab-
lishment in New Zealand. (3) Two or more persons may jointly apply for international regis-
tration of a trade mark as allowed by rule 8 of the Common Regulations.
33 Application for international registration (1) An application for international registration must—
(a) comply with the requirements of the Madrid Protocol; and
(b) be filed with the International Bureau through the inter- mediary of the Commissioner.
(2) For the purpose of subclause (1)(b), the application must be submitted to the Commissioner by using the application facil- ity that may be accessed through the Commissioner’s website or web services.
34 Functions of Commissioner (1) The Commissioner must perform the functions, under the
Madrid Protocol, of the Office of origin in relation to— (a) the application; and (b) if the application results in an international registration,
the international registration. (2) The Commissioner must—
(a) check the application; and (b) certify that the information in the application corres-
ponds with the information held by the Commissioner in respect of the application for registration of the trade mark (the basic application) or the registration of the trademark (the basic registration), as the case requires.
(3) If the application results in an international registration, the Commissioner must notify the International Bureau if the basic application or the basic registration is withdrawn, limited, cancelled, abandoned, removed, rejected, or expires
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or otherwise ceases to have effect in respect of some or all of the goods or services listed in the international registration,— (a) within 5 years after the date of the international regis-
tration; or (b) after that time, if the action that resulted in the basic
application or the basic registration being so affected began before the end of that 5-year period.
35 Time limit for Commissioner to send application to International Bureau The Commissioner must take all reasonable steps to ensure that the application is received by the International Bureau within 2 months after the date on which it is filed.
36 Notification to International Bureau After submitting an application for international registration, the Commissioner must request that the International Bureau cancel the international registration as regards those goods or services covered by the international application in respect of which the basic application or basic registration has ceased to have effect because of an event listed in regulation 34(3).
Part 6 Miscellaneous provisions
37 Evidence of certain matters relating to international registration
(1) In all legal proceedings relating to a protected trade mark, the registration of a person as the holder of the protected trade mark is prima facie evidence of the validity of the original international registration and of any subsequent assignment or other transmission of it.
(2) Judicial notice must be taken of the following: (a) the Madrid Protocol and the Common Regulations; and (b) a copy of an entry in the International Register issued
by the International Bureau; and (c) a copy of the periodical gazette published by the Inter-
national Bureau.
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(3) Any document mentioned in subclause (2)(b) or (c) must be admissible as evidence of any instrument or other act of the International Bureau thereby communicated.
(4) Evidence of any instrument issued by the International Bu- reau or any entry in or extract from that instrument may be given in any legal proceedings by production of a copy, and any document purporting to be such a copy must be received in evidence.
(5) In this regulation, legal proceedings includes proceedings be- fore the Commissioner.
38 Agents Any act required or authorised by these regulations to be done by or to a person in connection with a request for protection of an international registration as a protected international trade mark (New Zealand), or any procedure relating to a protected international trade mark (New Zealand), may be done by or to an agent authorised by that person in accordance with regula- tion 22 of the Trade Marks Regulations.
39 Communication of information to International Bureau Despite any enactment or rule of law, the Commissioner may communicate to the International Bureau any information that New Zealand is required to communicate by virtue of these regulations or pursuant to theMadrid Protocol or the Common Regulations.
Michael Webster, for Clerk of the Executive Council.
Explanatory note This note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general effect. These regulations, which come into force on 10December 2012, give effect to New Zealand’s obligations under the Protocol Relating to
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Explanatory note Trade Marks (International Registration)
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the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks.
Issued under the authority of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989. Date of notification in Gazette: 8 November 2012. These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment.
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