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The Trade Marks Regulations 1954, Amendment No. 13

NZ008: Marks, Regulations (Amendment No. 13), 09/12/1991, No. 269

THE TRADE MARKS REGULATIONS 1954,
AMENDMENT NO. 13

CATHERINE A. TIZARD, Governor-General

ORDER IN COUNCIL

At Wellington this 9th day of December 1991

Present:

Her Excellency the Governor-General in Council

Pursuant to sections 82 and 85 of the Trade Marks Act 1953, Her Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby makes the following regulations.

REGULATIONS

1. Title and commencement-
(1) These regulations may be cited as the Trade Marks Regulations 1954, Amendment No. 13, and shall be read together with and deemed part of the Trade Marks Regulations 1954* (hereinafter referred to as the principal regulations).
(2) Except as provided in subclause (3) of this regulation, these regulations shall come into force on the day after the date of their notification in the Gazette.
(3) Regulations 2 and 5 of these regulations shall come into force on the 1st day of March 1992.
2. New scale of fees substituted-The principal regulations are hereby amended by revoking the First Schedule (as substituted by regulation 2 of the Trade Marks Regulations 1954, Amendment No. 12), and substituting the First Schedule set out in the Schedule to these regulations.
3. Transitional provisions relating to renewal fees-
(1) Where a request for the renewal of the registration of a trade mark pursuant to regulation 52 of the principal regulations has been made and the fee thereon paid on or before the date of the notification of these regulations in the Gazette, the provisions of the principal regulations shall apply in respect of the fee payable on that request as if regulation 2 of these regulations had not been made.
(2) Except as provided in subclause (1) of this regulation, where the current period of registration of any trade mark expires on or after the 1st day of March 1992, the fee payable in respect of the renewal of the registration shall be the fee that would have been payable if regulation 2 of these regulations had come into force before the making of the application for renewal and the payment of the fee.
4. Amount of goods and services tax not included-Except in relation to the item marked * in the First Schedule to the principal regulations (as substituted by regulation 2 of these regulations), the fees prescribed by the principal regulations are exclusive of goods and services tax under the Goods and Services Tax Act 1985.
5. Revocation-The Trade Marks Regulations 1954, Amendment No. 12 are hereby consequentially revoked.

SCHEDULE

Reg. 2

New First Schedule to Principal Regulations
"FIRST SCHEDULE
Fees

Reg. 3

Item

Matter

Amount $

Corresponding Trade Marks Form No.

1

On application under regulation 11 for conversion of specification

No fee

1

2

On application to register a trade mark (including a series of trade marks under section 30 of the Act, a defensive trade mark, and a certification trade mark) for a specification of goods or services included in 1 class

100

5, 6, 7

3

For registration of a trade mark (including a defensive trade mark and a certification trade mark) for a specification of goods or services included in 1 class

100

. .

4

For registration of a series of trade marks under section 30 of the Act for a specification of goods or services included in 1 class:

For the first trade mark

100

. .

For every other trade mark in the series

50

. .

5

On application to dissolve the association between registered trade marks

90

11

6

For renewal of registration of a trade mark (including a defensive trade mark and a certification trade mark) at expiration of last registration

310

13

7

For renewal of registration of a series of trade marks under section 30 of the Act at expiration of last registration:

For the first trade mark

310

13

For every other trade mark in the series

50

. .

8

Additional fee under regulation 54 of these regulations

60

. .

9

On application for restoration under regulation 55 of these regulations

140

14

10

On application for registration of subsequent proprietor

50

15

On each application covering more than 1 trade mark, the devolution of title being the same as in the first trade mark:

For the first trade mark

50

. .

For each additional trade mark

25

. .

11

On application for certificate of Commissioner or for approval of Commissioner under regulation 65 of these regulations

80

. .

On each application covering more than 1 trade mark, the devolution of title being the same as in the first trade mark:

For the first trade mark

80

. .

For each additional trade mark

40

. .

12

On application for directions of Commissioner for advertisement of assignment of trade mark without goodwill

60

16

13

On application to dispense with production of probate or letters of administration

50

17

14

On application for rectification of register or removal of trade mark from register

230

18

15

On request to enter alteration of address or address for service of proprietor or registered user (except where no fee is payable by virtue of regulation 71 (3) of these regulations)

40

20

On each request covering more than 1 trade mark, the alteration being the same as in the first trade mark:

For the first trade mark

40

. .

For each additional trade mark

20

. .

16

On request to enter change of name or description of proprietor or registered user

40

21

On each request covering more than 1 trade mark, the change being the same as in the first trade mark:

For the first trade mark

40

. .

For each additional trade mark

20

. .

17

On request to cancel the entry or part of the entry of a trade mark in the register

40

22

18

On request to strike out goods or services from those for which the trade mark is registered

40

23

19

On request to enter disclaimer or memorandum in register

40

24

20

On request under section 44 (3) of the Act for correction of error

50

25

21

On request under regulation 76 of these regulations for entry of certificate of validity in register

50

26

22

On application for addition to or alteration of trade mark

110

27

On each application covering more than I trade mark, the addition or alteration being the same as in the first trade mark:

For the first trade mark

110

. .

For each additional trade mark

50

. .

23

On application to alter deposited regulations of a certification trade mark

60

29

On each application covering more than 1 trade mark, the alteration being the same or substantially the same as in the first trade mark:

For the first trade mark

60

. .

For each additional trade mark

30

. .

24

On application to expunge or vary entry of certification trade mark

80

30

25

On application to enter registered user

110

31

On each application covering more than 1 trade mark, the conditions and restrictions being the same as in respect of the first trade mark:

For the first trade mark

110

. .

For each additional trade mark

60

. .

26

On application to vary or cancel entry of registered user

100

32, 33, 34

On each application covering more than 1 trade mark, the proprietor and user being the same as in the first trade mark:

For the first trade mark

100

. .

For each additional trade mark

40

. .

27

On request for permission to amend application

40

36

28

On all notices of opposition, by opponent

180

2, 8, 28

29

On counter-statement, by applicant

50

. .

30

On application for extension of time, for each month or part thereof

30

. .

31

On hearing by Commissioner, for each party

60

. .

32

For further certificate of Commissioner under section 57 of the Act

60

37

33

For certificate of Commissioner (other than certificate under section 28 and further certificate under section 57 of the Act)

60

. .

34

For a search under regulation 103 (1) of these regulations, in respect of 1 mark in 1 class

35

. .

35

On request for Commissioner's preliminary advice under regulation 103 (2) of these regulations:

For each trade mark submitted in respect of 1 class

35

. .

36

For typed or photographic copy of documents

Per document

4

. .

Each page copied

0.28

Each page copied by way of self service

0.14*

37

For extra space in any Journal advertisement where the representation of the trade mark exceeds 9 cm in breadth

40

. .

38

For extra space in any Journal advertisement where the representation of the trade mark exceeds 5 cm in depth

For each centimetre or part centimetre of depth in excess of 5 cm

5

39

On request for endorsement of certificate of registration presented subsequent to the filing of an application involving an alteration in the register

60

. .

On each request covering more than 1 trade mark, the endorsement being the same as in the first trade mark:

For the first trade mark

60

. .

For each additional trade mark

30

. ."

MARIE SHROFF,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general effect.

These regulations prescribe a new scale of fees in respect of various matters under the Trade Marks Regulations 1954. Under the new scale one fee (the fee for photocopying documents) is increased and the fees for a number of matters are reduced.

Regulation 2 which comes into force on 1 March 1992, substitutes a new scale of fees payable in respect of various matters. A new fee is prescribed for obtaining photographic copies of documents by way of self service.

Regulation 3 provides that, except in respect of the fee for the photocopying of documents by way of self service, the fees prescribed by the principal regulations are exclusive of goods and services tax.

Issued under the authority of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989.

Date of notification in Gazette: 12 December 1991.

These regulations are administered in the Ministry of Commerce.

Wellington, New Zealand: Published under the authority of the
New Zealand Government-1991

* S.R. 1954/222

Amendment No. 1: (Revoked by SR. 1987/399)

Amendment No. 2: (Revoked by S.R. 1987/399)

Amendment No. 3: (Revoked by S.R. 1977/62)

Amendment No. 4: (Revoked by S.R. 1980/82)

Amendment No. 5: (Revoked by S.R. 1982/85)

Amendment No. 6: (Revoked by S.R. 1984/125)

Amendment No. 7: (Revoked by S.R. 1985/225)

Amendment No. 9: (Revoked by S.R. 1986/67)

Amendment No. 9: (Revoked by S.R. 1987/229)

Amendment No. 10: S.R. 1987/229

Amendment No. 11: S.R. 1987/399

Amendment No. 12: S.R. 1988/279

* Inclusive of Goods and Services Tax under the Goods and Services Tax Act 1985