Trade Marks Act 1998 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Registration of Trade Marks
13. Publication and opposition proceedings
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When an application for registration has been accepted, the Registrar must cause the application to be published in the prescribed manner.
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Trade Marks mentioned in section 62 and includes any Deputy Registrar of Trade Marks mentioned in that section;
Any person may, within the prescribed time from the date of the publication of the application, give notice to the Registrar of the person’s opposition to the registration.
The notice must be given in writing in the prescribed manner, and must include a statement of the grounds of opposition and such other matter as may be prescribed.
The Minister may make rules to provide for opposition proceedings and for matters relating thereto.
In this section and sections 15, 16 and 17, a reference to an application for the registration of a trade mark that has been accepted includes an application that is accepted under section 12(4) or (5) in relation to only some of the goods or services for which the registration is sought.
trade mark
“trade mark” means any sign capable of being represented graphically and which is capable of distinguishing goods or services dealt with or provided in the course of trade by a person from goods or services so dealt with or provided by any other person;