WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION  
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE  
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO  IP/N/1/BLZ/T/4 
23 November 2005 
 (05-5549) 
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 (General Procedures) 
Administrative Instructions, A.I. No. 1 of 2005, as notified by Belize under Article 63.2 of the Agreement (see document IP/N/1/BLZ/3). 
 
 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 (Procédures générales) 
relatives aux marques, A.I. n° 1 de 2005, notifiées pa r le Belize au titre de l'article 63:2 de l'Accord 
(voir le document IP/N/1/BLZ/3). 
 
 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 (Procedimientos  generales), A.I. Nº 1 de 2005, que Belice ha notificado en virtud 
del párrafo 2 del artículo 63 del Acue rdo (véase el documento IP/N/1/BLZ/3). 
                                                      
1 In English only./En anglais seulement./En inglés solamente. IP/N/1/BLZ/T/4 
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 Trade Marks 
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BELIZE:  
ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTIONS 
No. 1 of 2005 
 
________ 
  
 ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTIONS  made by the Regist rar of Intellectual 
Property in exercise of the powers c onferred upon him by section 69 of the 
Patents Act, Chapter 253 of the Substa ntive Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 
2000. 
 
PART I
 
PRELIMINARY  
 
Short title.  1.  These Administrative Instructions may be cited as the 
TRADEMARKS (GENERAL PROCEDURES) ADMINISTRATIVE 
INSTRUCTIONS, 2005. 
 
PART II  
WITHDRAWAL AND RESTRICTON OF APPLICATION  
 
Withdrawal of 
application.  2.  When an applicant wishes to withdraw  an application, he must submit to the 
Registrar an application to withdraw in Form  No. 8A, together with the prescribed fee. 
 
Restriction of 
application.  3.(1) When an applicant wishes to rest rict the goods or services covered by the 
application pursuant to section 17 of the Act, he must submit to the Registrar an 
application to restrict in Form No. 8B, together with the prescribed fee.  
    (2) The Registrar on receipt of a restriction application shall record the restriction in 
the Register for the goods or services as set out in the restriction application. 
 
PART III
 
OPPOSITION  
 
Evidence in 
support of 
opposition.  4.  Upon receipt of an answer to opposition and duplicate, the Registrar 
shall forthwith send the duplicate to the opponent and within one month from 
the receipt of the duplicate the opponent shall leave with the Registrar such 
evidence by way of affidavit as he ma y desire to adduce in support of his 
opposition and shall deliver to the app licant a copy of the affidavit. 
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Evidence in 
support of 
application. 5.  If an opponent leaves no evidence,  he shall, unless the Registrar 
otherwise directs, be deemed to have  abandoned his opposition but, if he does 
leave evidence, then, within one month from the receipt of the copy of the affidavit the applicant shall leave with  the Registrar such evidence by way of 
affidavit as he desires to adduce in s upport of his application and shall deliver 
to the opponent a copy of the affidavit.  
Evidence in  
reply by 
opponent 
 6.  Within one month from the receipt  by the opponent of the copy of the 
applicant’s affidavit, the opponent may leave with the Registrar evidence by 
affidavit in reply, and shall deliver to th e applicant a copy of the affidavit. This 
evidence shall be confined to matters strictly in reply.  
Further 
evidence. 7.  No further evidence shall be left on either side but, in any proceedings 
before the Registrar, he may at any time if  he thinks fit give leave to either the 
applicant or the opponent to leave any ev idence upon such terms as to costs or 
otherwise as he may think fit.  
Exhibits. 8.(1) Where there are exhibits to affida vits filed in an opposition, copies or 
impressions of such exhibits shall be se nt to the other part y on his request and 
at his expense, or, if such copies or impressions cannot conveniently be 
furnished, the originals shall be left with  the Registrar in order that they may 
be open to inspection.  
    (2) The original exhibits shall be produced at the heari ng unless the Registrar 
otherwise directs.  
Hearing. 9.(1) Upon completion of the evidence, th e Registrar shall gi ve notice to the 
parties of a date when he will hear the arguments in the case.  
    (2) Such appointment shall be for a da te at least fourteen days after the date 
of the notice, unless the partie s consent to a shorter notice. 
 
    (3) Within seven days from the rece ipt of the notice any party who intends to 
appear shall so notify the Registrar on Form No. 7A. 
 
    (4) A party who receives notice as mentioned above and who does not, 
within seven days from the receipt of such notice, so notify the Registrar on 
Form No. 7A, may be treated as not desi ring to be heard and the Registrar may 
act accordingly.  
Extension of 
time. 10.  Where in opposition proceedings any extension of time is granted to 
any party, the Registrar may th ereafter, if he thinks fit, without giving the said 
party a hearing, grant any reasonable exte nsion of time to any other party in 
which to take any subsequent step.  
Security for 
costs. 11.  Where a party giving notice of opposition or an applicant sending an 
answer to opposition after receipt of a copy of such notice neither resides nor IP/N/1/BLZ/T/4 
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 carries on business in Belize, the Registra r may require him to give security, in 
such form as the Registrar may deem sufficient, for the costs of the proceedings before the Registrar, for such amount as the Registrar may deem 
fit, and at any stage in the proceedings may require further security to be given 
at any time before giving his decision in the case. 
 
Costs in un- 
contested case. 12.  In the event of an opposition being uncontested by the applicant, the 
Registrar in deciding whether costs s hould be awarded to the opponent shall 
consider whether proceedings might ha ve been avoided if reasonable notice 
had been given by the opponent to the applicant before the notice of opposition was lodged.  
PART IV
 
REVOCATION AND INVALIDATION  
Application for Revocation  
 
Required 
revocation 
form. 13.(1) Any person who wishes to have a mark revoked under section 46 of 
the Act, may so inform the Registrar by submitting a notice of revocation in Form No. 17A, together w ith the prescribed fee. 
 
      (2) The applicant’s answer to a notice of revocation under sub-paragraph 
(1) must be submitted in Form No. 17B, together with the prescribed fee, and the answer must indicate the grounds  on which the applicant relies and 
any facts alleged in the notice of re vocation that the applicant admits. 
 
      (3) Part III shall apply, with th e necessary modifications, to this Part. 
 
Application for Invalidation  
 
Required 
invalidation 
form. 14.(1) Any person who wishes to have a mark invalidated under section 47 
of the Act, may so inform the Registrar by submitting a notice of invalidation in Form No. 17C, toge ther with the prescribed fee. 
 
      (2) The applicant’s answer to a notice of invalidation under sub-
paragraph (1) must be submitted in Form No. 17D, together with the prescribed fee, and the answer must indicate the grounds on which the application relies and any f acts alleged in the notice of invalidation that the 
applicant admits. 
 
      (3) Part III shall apply, with th e necessary modifications, to this Part. 
 
PART V  
FEES AND FORMS  
 
Fees and payment. 
Schedule I. 
 15.  The fees to be paid in relation to  the relevant app lications are those 
prescribed in Schedule I. 
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Forms 
required. 
Schedule II. 
 16.  The forms required for the relevant  applications are those prescribed 
in Schedule II. 
 
 MADE  by the Registrar of Intellectual Property this 7th day of March, 
2005. 
 
(ELSON KASEKE) 
Registrar of Intellectual Property 
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SCHEDULE I 
 
FEES 
 
            $    c. 
 
On submitting a withdrawal of application  …  …  … 
 50.00 
 
Rebate on withdrawal of application    …  …  …  … relevant registration/ 
recordal fee (plus publication fee if application is unpublished) 
 
On submitting a notice of revocation of registration  …  …  
 50.00  
On submitting an answer to a notice of revocation  …  …  
 50.00 
On submitting a notice of invalidation of registration … 
 …   50.00 
On submitting an answer to a notice of invalidation 
of registration    …      … ..  …  …  …  …  …   50.00 
For participating in revocation or invalidation proceedings  …  
 350.00 
For publication of notice of rene wal of registration  …  …  
 250.00 
For all other publications  …  …  …  …  …  
 100.00 
For cancellation of a sub-licen ce-contract  …  …  …  
   50.00 
For recording the transfer of a sub-licence-contract  …  …  
   50.00 
On application for restriction of application for 
registration of a mark   …  …  …  …  …  …     50.00 
For an electronic search of the Register     ..  …  …  …  
   20.00 
For requesting that the Registrar extend the time limit for 
doing any thing    …  …  …  …  …  …  …     50.00 
 
  
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 SCHEDULE II 
  
TRADE MARKS ACT (CAP. 257) 
 
FORM No. 4A 
 
APPLICATION FOR OTHER CHANGE TO APPLICATION 
FOR REGISTRATION OF A MARK 
  
       I/We
1 …………………………………………………………………………. 
 ……………………………………………………………………………………..  the owner of the
2 …………………………………………..………. Mark claimed 
 in application No. ………………………………………. hereby apply to have the  following change made to this application:
3 ……………………………………… 
 ………………………………………………………………………………………         Dated this ………………………. day of …………………………… , 20 …..    
            4……………………………………. 
    The Registrar Intellectual Property Office BELIZE.    ____________________________________ 
1. Name of present applicant. 
2. Insert Trade, Collective or Certification, if appropriate. 3. State other change (apart from ch ange in applicant’s name, address or  his address for service in Belize). 
4. Signature. 
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 TRADE MARKS ACT (CAP. 257) 
 
FORM NO. 7A 
 
NOTICE TO THE REGISTRAR OF  ATTENDANCE OF HEARING 
  
   I/We
1 …………………………………of ………………………………………. 
 …………………………………hereby give notice that the Hearing of the arguments in  the matter of ………………….………………………………………..  ………………………………….. ………………...………………………………..  Which, by the Registrar’s Notice to  me (or us) dated the …….........………………..day 
 of………………………., 20……. is fixed for …….……a.m. or p.m. at the Registrar’s 
 Office on the ……………..day of ……………………., 20……, will be attended  by me 
 (or us) or by some person on my ( or our) behalf. 
      DATED this …………….day of………………….., 20……..   
2……………………………………………… 
    To the Registrar Intellectual Property Office  BELIZE.  __________________________________________________________________ 
1. Here insert name and address. 
2. Signature.  IP/N/1/BLZ/T/4 
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 TRADE MARKS ACT (CAP. 257) 
 
FORM No. 8A 
 
WITHDRAWAL 
   
      I/We
1……………………………………………………………………………… 
 the owner(s) of the Trade Mark A pplication No.……………..hereby withdraws such 
 application for
2……………………………….………………………….….. 
       Dated this …………………………… day of …………………………. 20…..   
            3…………………………………………… 
  The Registrar Intellectual Property Office BELIZE.  __________________________________________________________________ 
1. Name of applicant. 
2. Insert “all of the goods or services  for which the application is made”. 
3. Signature. IP/N/1/BLZ/T/4 
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 TRADE MARKS ACT (CAP. 257) 
 
FORM No. 8B 
 
RESTRICTION 
   
   I/We
1……………………………………………………………………………… 
 the owner(s) of the Trade Mark A pplication No.……………..hereby restricts such 
 application for
2……………………………….……………………………………… 
          Dated this …………………………… day of …………………………. 20….. 
 
 
3……………………………………………… 
   The Registrar Intellectual Property Office BELIZE.  __________________________________________________________________ 
1. Name of applicant. 
2. Insert “all of the goods or services  for which the restriction is made”. 
3. Signature.  IP/N/1/BLZ/T/4 
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 TRADE MARKS ACT (CAP.257) 
 
FORM No. 16A 
 
APPLICATION TO CANCEL RECORD IN REGISTER 
OF A SUB-LICENCE-CONTRACT 
   
       I/We
1 ………………………………………………………………………... 
 ……………………………………………………………………………………  hereby apply for cancellation of the record in the register of the particulars of
2 
 ……………………………………………………………………………………  ……………………………………………………………………………………  Evidence is hereto attached that th e Sub-Licence-Contract has terminated. 
           Dated this ………………………… day of ………………………… 20 …. 
 
 
             3 …………………………………. 
   To the Registrar Intellectual Property Office BELIZE.  ________________________________________________________________ 
1. Name of registered licensee or sub-licensee under a Sub-Licence-Contract. 
2. Name of sub-licensee under Sub-Licence-Contract the record on the register of which is to be cancelled. 
3. Signature. IP/N/1/BLZ/T/4 
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 TRADE MARKS ACT (CAP. 257) 
 
FORM No. 16B 
 
APPLICATION TO RECORD TRANSFER OF 
SUB-LICENCE-CONTRACT 
   
      I/We
1 …………………………………………………………………………. 
 …………………………………………………………………………………….  a registered sub-licensee in respect of the Trade Mark registered under No. 
 ……………………… hereby apply to transfer  the Sub-Licence-Contract 
 to
2……………………………………………………………………………… by  
 virtue of the authority vested in me pursuant to
3 ……………………......……….. 
 and to have such person entered in the r ecord in the registration in my/our stead. 
        Dated this ……………………… day of ……………………………. 20 ….. 
 
  
4
…………………………………………… 
   To the Registrar Intellectual Property Office BELIZE.  _________________________________________________________________ 
1. Name of sub-licensee recorded in the register. 
2. Name and address of person to whom Sub-Licence-C ontract transferred and if he resides outside Belize, 
an address for service within Belize. 
3. Here identify authority. 4. Signature.  IP/N/1/BLZ/T/4 
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 TRADE MARKS ACT (CAP. 257) 
 
FORM No. 17A 
 
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR REVOCATION OF REGISTRATION 
OF A MARK 
 
(To be submitted in duplicate) 
 
  
IN THE MATTER OF an app lication for revocation by……………………………. 
 …………………………………… to Trade Mark No. ……………………..……...  of …………………………………………………………………………..………..  I/We
1 ………………………………………………………………… hereby 
 give notice of my/our applica tion for revocation of the regist ration of the Mark registered 
 under the above number in the Register.   The grounds for revocation are as follows:  ……………………………………………………………………………………..  ……………………………………………………………………………………..   Address for service in Belize in these proceedings:  ………………………………………………………………………………………  ………………………………………………………………………………………         Dated the ……………………….. day of …………………………., 20 …….. 
 
 
 
        2 ………………………………………… 
 To the Registrar Intellectual Property Office BELIZE. ________________________________________________________________ 
1. Here state full name and address of the person who wishes  to revoke the application. 
2. Signature. IP/N/1/BLZ/T/4 
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 TRADE MARKS ACT (CAP. 257) 
 
FORM No. 17B 
 
FORM OF ANSWER TO REVOCATION APPLICATION 
 
(To be submitted in duplicate) 
 
  
IN THE MATTER OF an app lication for revocation by …………………………… 
 to Trade Mark No. …………………..          I/We …………………………………………………………………………….  the owner of the above Mark, hereby give  notice that the following are the grounds 
 on which I/we rely as supporting my/our application:  ………………………………………………………………..…………………….  ………………………………………………………………………………………  ………………………………………………………………………………………         I/We admit the following allegations in the Revocation Application:  ………………………………………………………………………..…………….  ……………………………………………………………………….……………..         Address for service in Belize in these proceedings: 
 ………………………………………………………………….…………………..  ……………………………………………………………………….……………..         Dated this ………………………… day of ………………………… 20 …. 
 
  
              Signature ……………………….. 
 To the Registrar Intellectual Property Office BELIZE.  IP/N/1/BLZ/T/4 
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 TRADE MARKS ACT (CAP. 257) 
 
FORM No. 17C 
 
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR I NVALIDATION OF REGISTRATION 
OF A MARK 
 
(To be submitted in duplicate) 
 
  
IN THE MATTER OF an applic ation for invalidation by…………………………… 
 ………………………………………… to Trade Mark No. ………………………...  of ……………………………………….……………………………………………..         I/We
1 ………………………………………………………………… hereby 
 give notice of my/our applicati on for invalidation of the registration of the Mark registered 
 under the above number in the Register.   The grounds for invalidation are as follows:  …………………………………………………………………….…………………..  ……………………………………………………………………….………………..   Address for service in Belize in these proceedings:  ………………………………………………………………………………………  ………………………………………………………………………………………         Dated the ……………………….. day of …………………………., 20 …….. 
 
 
 
       2 ………………………………………………… 
 To the Registrar Intellectual Property Office BELIZE. ________________________________________________________________ 
1. Here state full name and a ddress of the person who wishes to invalidate the application. 
2. Signature. IP/N/1/BLZ/T/4 
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 TRADE MARKS ACT (CAP. 257) 
 
FORM No. 17D 
 
FORM OF ANSWER TO I NVALIDATION APPLICATION 
 
(To be submitted in duplicate) 
 
 
IN THE MATTER OF an applic ation for invalidation by ………………………… 
 to Trade Mark No. …………………..           I/We ………………………………………………………………………….  the owner of the above Mark, hereby give  notice that the following are the grounds 
 on which I/we rely as supporting my/our application:  …………………………………………………………………………………….  ……………………………………………………………………………………  ……………………………………………………………………………………          I/We admit the following alle gations in the Invali dation Application: 
 ………………………………………………………………………………….  …………………………………………………………………………………..         Address for service in Belize in these proceedings: 
 …………………………………………………………………………………..  …………………………………………………………………………………..         Dated this ………………………… day of ………………………… 20 …. 
 
  
        Signature ……………………….. 
To the Registrar Intellectual Property Office BELIZE. 
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