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Malaysia Legislation

P.U.(A) 460/97
TRADE MARKS REGULATIONS 1997

PART IV - REGISTRABLE TRADE MARKS


Regulation 17. Preliminary advice.

(1) Any person who proposes to apply for the registration of a mark in respect of any goods or services may apply to the Registrar on Form TM 4 for advice as to whether the mark, of which duplicate representations shall accompany the form, appears to the Registrar prima facie to be inherently capable of distinguishing within the meaning of section 11 in relation to those goods or services.

[Am. P.U.(A) 228/2001]

(2) Separate applications shall be made in relation to goods or services comprised within different classes in the Third Schedule.

(3) For the purpose of obtaining repayment of any fee paid on the filing of an application for registration to which the Registrar objects, notice of withdrawal of the application under subsection 73(3) of the Act shall be given in writing within one month from the date of receipt of the notice of the Registrar's objection.