2 First Schedule Repealed and Replaced
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2010
IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by section 44 of the Industrial Property Act 1994, the Minister of Labour, Commerce and Industries with the consent of Cabinet, makes the following Regulations -
These Regulations may be cited as the Industrial Property (Amendment) Regulations 2010.
2 First Schedule Repealed and Replaced
The First Schedule of the Industrial Property Regulations 1998, is repealed and replaced with the following -
SCHEDULE FEES
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Patents and Utility Model Certificates |
Proposed Fees (T$) |
Form |
1 |
Request for a patent |
$200 |
Form No. 1 |
2 |
Each divisional application for patent |
$200 |
Form No. 1 |
3 |
Request for a utility model certificate |
$160 |
Form No. 1 |
4 |
Each divisional application for a utility model |
$160 |
Form No. 1 |
5 |
Amendment of application at instance of application. |
$150 |
Form No. 1 |
6 |
Correction of application on request of Registrar. |
$90 |
|
7 |
Preparation of abstract by Registrar |
$100 |
|
8 |
Grant and publication fee |
$360 |
Form No. 2 |
9 |
Annual fees for patents: 1st anniversary of filing 2nd anniversary of filing 3rd anniversary of filing 4th anniversary of filing 5th anniversary of filing 6th anniversary of filing 7th anniversary of filing 8th anniversary of filing 9th anniversary of filing 10th anniversary of filing 11th anniversary of filing 12th anniversary of filing 13th anniversary of filing 14th anniversary of filing |
$200 $240 $280 $320 $360 $400 $440 $480 $520 $560 $600 $640 $680 $720 |
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Where the term is extended, for each year |
$1000 |
Form No. 3 |
10 |
Annual fees for utility model certificates: 1st anniversary of filing 2nd anniversary of filing 3rd anniversary of filing 4th anniversary of filing 5th anniversary of filing 6th anniversary of filing |
$110 $120 $130 $140 $150 $160 |
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11 |
Surcharge for late payment of annual fee |
$110 |
|
12 |
Request for extension of duration of a patent |
$550 |
Form No. 4 |
13 |
Request for grant of a non-voluntary license |
$400 |
|
14 |
Request for a conversion of a patent Application into an application for a utility Model certificate and vice versa. |
$600 |
Form No. 5 |
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Industrial Designs |
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15 |
Application for registration |
$100 |
|
16 |
Correction of application on request of Registrar |
$70 |
|
17 |
Registration and publication fee |
$120 |
|
18 |
Renewal fee: (a) first renewal (b) second renewal |
$100 $110 |
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19 |
Surcharge for the payment of renewal fee: |
$100 |
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Marks |
|
|
20 |
Application fee: (a) for registration of a mark in one class (b) for registration of a mark in each additional class |
$200
$160 |
|
21 |
Request for statement of grounds for decision of Registrar |
$120 |
|
22 |
Filing notice of opposition |
$180 |
|
23 |
Filing counter-statement |
$160 |
|
24 |
Filing request for hearing |
$150 |
|
25 |
Fee for hearing in opposition proceedings (to be paid by applicant and by opponent) |
$200 |
|
26 |
Registration fee |
$200 |
|
27 |
Renewal fee: (a) for a mark in one class (b) for a mark in each additional class |
$100 $100 |
|
28 |
Surcharge for late payment of renewal fee |
$130 |
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General |
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|
30 |
Filing request for recording of change of ownership. |
$100 |
Form No. 10 |
31 |
Submission of license contract for recording |
$100 |
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32 |
Inspection of any Register (for every quarter of an hour or part thereof) |
$20 |
|
33 |
Change of address |
$20 |
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34 |
Filing request for hearing |
$200 |
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Made at Nukualofa this 13th day of October 2010.
Minister of Labour, Commerce and Industries