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Trade Marks Act 2002

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

40: Acceptance of application

You could also call this:

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

If you apply to register a trade mark, the Commissioner will check if your application follows all the rules set out in the law. If your application meets all these rules, the Commissioner must accept it. However, the Commissioner can add some conditions to this acceptance if they think it's necessary. It's like when you submit your homework - if you've done everything correctly, your teacher will accept it, but they might ask you to make a few small changes.

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

40Acceptance of application

  1. The Commissioner must, subject to any conditions the Commissioner thinks fit, accept an application that complies with the requirements of this Act.