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Trade Marks Act 2002

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

45: Applicant must be notified of grounds, etc, of conditional acceptance or rejection of application

You could also call this:

"Commissioner must explain their decision about your application if you ask"

If you ask for it, the Commissioner must tell you in writing why they made their decision about your application. They also have to tell you what information they used to make that decision. This helps you understand why your application was accepted with conditions or rejected.

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

45Applicant must be notified of grounds, etc, of conditional acceptance or rejection of application

  1. The Commissioner must, if required to do so by an applicant, state in writing the grounds for the Commissioner's decision and the materials used in arriving at the decision.