. /.  WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION  
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE  
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO  IP/N/1/BLZ/T/5 
23 November 2005 
 (05-5550) 
Council for Trade-Related Aspects 
of Intellectual Property Rights Original:   English/ 
  anglais/   inglés 
 
  
MAIN DEDICATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS AND 
REGULATIONS NOTIFIED UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 
OF THE AGREEMENT 
 
BELIZE 
  
 The present document reproduces the text
1 of the Trademarks (Electronic Filing) 
Administrative Instructions, A.I. No. 5 of 2005, notified by Belize under Article 63.2 of the Agreement through a communication from its Delegation dated 22 September 2005.  
 
 Conseil des aspects des droits de propriété 
intellectuelle qui touchent au commerce  
 
PRINCIPALES LOIS ET RÉGLEMENTATIONS CONSACRÉES À LA 
PROPRIÉTÉ INTELLECTUELLE NOTIFIÉES AU TITRE 
DE L'ARTICLE 63:2 DE L'ACCORD 
 
BELIZE 
   Le présent document contient le texte
1 des instructions administratives relatives aux marques 
(Enregistrement électronique), A.I. n° 5 de 2005, no tifiées par le Belize au titre de l'article 63:2 de 
l'Accord dans une communication de sa délégation datée du 22 septembre 2005. 
 
 Consejo de los Aspectos de los Derechos de Propiedad 
Intelectual relacionados con el Comercio  
 
PRINCIPALES LEYES Y REGLAMENTOS DEDICADOS A LA PROPIEDAD 
INTELECTUAL NOTIFICADOS EN VIRTUD DEL PÁRRAFO 2 
DEL ARTÍCULO 63 DEL ACUERDO 
 
BELICE 
 
  En el presente documento se reproduce el texto
1 de las Instrucciones Administrativas sobre 
Marcas de Fábrica (Registro electrónico), A.I. Nº  5 de 2005, que Belice ha notificado en virtud del 
párrafo 2 del artículo 63 del Acue rdo mediante una comunicación de su delegación de fecha 22 de 
septiembre de 2005. 
                                                      
1 In English only./En anglais seulement./En inglés solamente. IP/N/1/BLZ/T/5 
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 BELIZE: 
  
ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTIONS 
 
No. 5 of 2005 
 
______ 
  
ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTIONS  made by the Registrar of Intellectual 
Property in exercise of the powers confe rred upon him by section 69 of the Patents 
Act, Chapter 253 of the Substantive La ws of Belize, Revised Edition 2000. 
 
1. These Administrative Instructions may be cited as the 
TRADE MARKS (ELECTRONIC FILING) ADMINISTRATIVE 
INSTRUCTIONS, 2005.  
 
2.(1) In submitting a trade mark application to the Office, an applicant may use an  
electronic application form if the informa tion is accessible so as to be usable for 
subsequent reference. 
 
(2)   An applicant may use an elect ronic signature to sign the electronic 
application form. 
   
         (3) In this paragraph, the expression “electronic signature” includes any 
combination of letters, numbers, spaces or punctuation marks placed between two 
forward slash (“/”) symbols.  Examples of acceptable signatures for electronic application forms include /ram ses/, /drl/, and /577-34567/. 
 
(4) An applicant must notify the Office of his particular method of electronic 
signature. 
 
  MADE  by the Registrar of Intellectual Property this 23
rd day of September, 2005. 
  
         (ELSON KASEKE) 
       Registrar of Intellectual Property 
__________ Electronic filing 
and signature. Short title.