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| (1) When an application for registration of a trade mark in Part A or in Part B of the register has been accepted, and either-
| | (a) the application has not been opposed and the time for notice of opposition has expired; or | | |
| | (b) the application has been opposed and the opposition has been decided in favour of the applicant, | | |
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| (2) A trade mark shall be registered in respect of particular goods or classes of goods, and any question arising as to the class within which any goods fall shall be determined by the Registrar, and the Registrar's decision thereon shall be final and conclusive. |
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| (3) On the registration of a trade mark, the Registrar shall issue to the applicant, in the prescribed form, a certificate of the registration thereof under the hand of the Registrar. |
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| (4) In case of the death of any applicant for the registration of a trade mark after the date of his application, and before the trade mark applied for has been entered in the register, the Registrar, after the expiration of the prescribed period of advertisement and the determination of any opposition to the application may, on being satisfied of the applicant's death, enter in the register, in place of the name of such deceased applicant, the name, address, and description of the person owning the trade mark, on such owner ship being proved to the satisfaction of the Registrar. |
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| (5) Where registration of a trade mark is not completed within twelve months from the date of the application by reason of default on the part of the applicant, the Registrar may, after giving notice of the non-completion to the applicant in writing in the prescribed manner, treat the application as abandoned unless it is completed within the time specified in that behalf in the notice. |
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