13. Power to treat application for registration in Part A as application for registration in Part B
Feedback & supportIf any person applies for the registration of a trade mark in Part A of the register, the Registrar may, if the applicant is willing, instead of refusing the application, treat it as an application for registration in Part B of the register and deal with the application accordingly.
trade mark
“trade mark” means —(a)except in relation to a defensive or a certification trade mark, a mark used or proposed to be used in relation to goods or services for the purpose of indicating or so as to indicate, a connection in the course of trade between the goods or services and a person who has the right, either as proprietor or as registered user, to use the mark, whether with or without an indication of the identity of that person;(b)in relation to a defensive trade mark, a mark registered under section 41; and(c)in relation to a certification trade mark, a mark registered under section 68;