Trade Marks Act 2002

Administrative provisions and miscellaneous - Miscellaneous - Transitional and savings provisions

205: Transitional provision for fees for defensive trade marks

You could also call this:

"Special rule for refunding money paid for defensive trade marks before the new law"

If you applied for a defensive trade mark before this new law started, and you paid a fee for it, the Commissioner will give you your money back. This is because the new law doesn't allow defensive trade marks anymore. The Commissioner is the person in charge of trade marks in New Zealand. They will return any fees you paid if your application was still waiting to be processed when the new law began.

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Part 5Administrative provisions and miscellaneous
Miscellaneous: Transitional and savings provisions

205Transitional provision for fees for defensive trade marks

  1. The Commissioner must refund any fee paid in respect of a pending application for a defensive trade mark that was received by the Commissioner before the commencement of this Act.