Trade Marks Act 1998 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Registration of Trade Marks
17. Registration of series of trade marks
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A person may make a single application under section 5 for the registration of a series of trade marks.
For the purposes of this Act, “series of trade marks” means a number of trade marks which resemble each other as to their material particulars and which differ only as to matters of a non‑distinctive character not substantially affecting the identity of the trade mark.
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;
If the Registrar is satisfied that the trade marks in question are a series of trade marks and accepts the application, and the Registrar is required under section 15 to register the trade marks, the Registrar must register them as a series in one registration.
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Trade Marks mentioned in section 62 and includes any Deputy Registrar of Trade Marks mentioned in that section;