Geographical Indications Rules 2019 · As enacted · Part 2 · Registration of Geographical Indication
37. Registrar’s decision in opposition proceedings
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Subject to paragraph (2), the Registrar must inform the parties of the Registrar’s decision —
in a case where the duration of the hearing is one day or less, within one month after the date of the hearing; or
in any other case, within one month after the last day of the hearing.
Where the Registrar grants permission to one or more parties to file closing submissions on a date which is after the last day of the hearing, the Registrar must inform all parties of the Registrar’s decision within one month after the date of filing of those submissions.
Where a party wishes to have the Registrar’s grounds of decision, the party must, within one month after the date of the Registrar’s decision, file with the Registrar a request in Form HC5 for the Registrar to state the grounds of decision.
The Registrar must, within 3 months after the date of filing of the request mentioned in paragraph (3), serve the grounds of decision on the party who made the request.
The date on which the Registrar’s grounds of decision is served on the party under paragraph (4) is considered the date of the Registrar’s decision for the purpose of an appeal.
Subregulation 1
Subject to paragraph (2), the Registrar must inform the parties of the Registrar’s decision —
in a case where the duration of the hearing is one day or less, within one month after the date of the hearing; or
in any other case, within one month after the last day of the hearing.
Subregulation 2
Where the Registrar grants permission to one or more parties to file closing submissions on a date which is after the last day of the hearing, the Registrar must inform all parties of the Registrar’s decision within one month after the date of filing of those submissions.
Subregulation 3
Where a party wishes to have the Registrar’s grounds of decision, the party must, within one month after the date of the Registrar’s decision, file with the Registrar a request in Form HC5 for the Registrar to state the grounds of decision.
Subregulation 4
The Registrar must, within 3 months after the date of filing of the request mentioned in paragraph (3), serve the grounds of decision on the party who made the request.
Subregulation 5
The date on which the Registrar’s grounds of decision is served on the party under paragraph (4) is considered the date of the Registrar’s decision for the purpose of an appeal.