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Trade Marks Act 2002

Process for obtaining registration of trade mark and other matters - Applications - Acceptance or rejection of application

39: Examination of application

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"The Commissioner checks if your trade mark application follows the rules"

When you apply for a trade mark, someone called the Commissioner will look at your application. The Commissioner's job is to check if your application follows all the rules set out in the Trade Marks Act. They will carefully go through everything you've submitted to make sure it's all correct and meets the requirements of the law.

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Part 3Process for obtaining registration of trade mark and other matters
Applications: Acceptance or rejection of application

39Examination of application

  1. The Commissioner must examine an application in order to determine whether it complies with the requirements of this Act.