Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00545:front:0:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00545
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Character Range: 2564–5532

Certain trade marks may be registered
20 Rights given by registration of trade mark
21 Nature of registered trade mark as property
22 Power of registered owner to deal with trade mark
23 Limitation on rights if similar trade marks etc. registered by different persons
24 Trade mark consisting of sign that becomes accepted as sign describing article etc.
25 Trade mark relating to article etc. formerly manufactured under patent
26 Powers of authorised user of registered trade mark
Part 4—Application for registration
Division 1—General
27 Application—how made
28 Application by joint owners
29 Application for registration of trade mark whose registration has been sought in a Convention country—claim for priority
30 Particulars of application to be published
31 Registrar to examine, and report on, application
32 Registrar to decide on disputed classification of goods etc.
33 Application accepted or rejected
34 Notification of decision
35 Appeal
36 Deferment of acceptance
37 Lapsing of application if not accepted in time
38 Revocation of acceptance
Division 2—Grounds for rejecting an application
39 Trade mark containing etc. certain signs
40 Trade mark that cannot be represented graphically
41 Trade mark not distinguishing applicant's goods or services
42 Trade mark scandalous or its use contrary to law
43 Trade mark likely to deceive or cause confusion
44 Identical etc. trade marks
Division 3—Divisional applications
45 Divisional applications
46 Rules relating to divisional applications
Division 4—Application for registration of series of trade marks
51 Application—series of trade marks
51A Linking series applications
Part 5—Opposition to registration
Division 1—General
52 Opposition
52A Notice of intention to defend opposition to registration
53 Circumstances in which opposition may proceed in name of a person other than the person who filed the notice
54 Opposition proceedings
54A Lapsing of opposed application if no notice to defend the application filed
55 Decision
56 Appeal
Division 2—Grounds for opposing registration
57 Registration may be opposed on same grounds as for rejection
58 Applicant not owner of trade mark
58A Opponent's earlier use of similar trade mark
59 Applicant not intending to use trade mark
60 Trade mark similar to trade mark that has acquired a reputation in Australia
61 Trade mark containing or consisting of a false geographical indication
62 Application etc. defective etc.
62A Application made in bad faith
Part 6—Amendment of application for registration of a trade mark and other documents
63 Amendment of application for registration of trade mark
64 Amendment before particulars of application are published
65 Amendment after particulars of application have been published—request for amendment not published
65A Amendment after particulars of application have been published—request for amendment published
66 Amendment of other documents
66A Registrar may require certain requests to be in writing