Trade Marks Act 1998 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Registration of Trade Marks
16. Revocation of acceptance
Feedback & supportDespite section 15(1), if, before a trade mark is registered, the Registrar is satisfied —
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;
that the application for registration of the trade mark was accepted because of an error or omission in the course of the examination; or
that, in the special circumstances of the case, the trade mark should not be registered,the Registrar may revoke the acceptance of the application.
If the Registrar revokes the acceptance —
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Trade Marks mentioned in section 62 and includes any Deputy Registrar of Trade Marks mentioned in that section;
the application is taken to have never been accepted; and
section 12 again applies in relation to the application.