Part 3Process for obtaining registration of trade mark and other matters
When registration of trade mark ceases: Invalidity of registration of trade marks
75Presumption of validity of registration of trade mark
The registration of a trade mark is, after the expiration of 7 years from the deemed date of registration, deemed to be valid unless—
- the registration was obtained by fraud; or
- the trade mark should not have been registered on any of the grounds set out in section 17(1) or (2); or
- the registration may be revoked on any of the grounds set out in section 66.
Notes
- Section 75(b): amended, on , by section 10 of the Trade Marks Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 116).