Trademark Rules (S.L. 597.4)

Inhalt

1. Art. 1 Citation and applicability.    S.L. 597. 01. S.L. 597. 02. S.L. 597. 03.
2. Art. 2 Interpretation. Cap. 597.
3. Art. 3 Scope and purpose.
4. Art. 4 Content of the application.
5. Art. 5 Date of filing.
6. Art. 6 Representation of the trademark.
7. Art. 7 Claiming priority.
8. Art. 8 Representations andamendments the application specified by the Comptroller. 
9. Art. 9 Withdrawal, restriction or amendment of application.
10. Art. 10 Registration subject to disclaimer or limitation.
11. Art. 11 Content of the publication of an application.
12. Art. 12 Content of the publication of the registration.
13. Art. 13 Request for alteration of a registration.
14. Art. 14 Objection to the alteration of a registered trademark.
15. Art. 15 Request for restriction or amendment of a registration.
16. Art. 16 Application for registration of a transfer.
17. Art. 17 Rights in rem.
18. Art. 18 Levy of execution.
19. Art. 19 Application for registration of a licence.
20. Art. 20 Division of a registration or application.
21. Art. 21 Renewal of registration.
22. Art. 22 Surrender.
23. Art. 23 Collective marks and certification marks.
24. Art. 24 Content of regulations governing the use of certification marks.
25. Art. 25 Content of regulations governing the use of collective marks.
26. Art. 26 Inspection of register.
27. Art. 27 Removal of any matter from the register.
28. Art. 28 Adaptation of entries to new classification.
29. Art. 29 Opposition to proposals.    Cap. 12.
30. Art. 30 Inspection of documents.
31. Art. 31 Recognition of trademark representatives. 
32. Art. 32 Communications with the Comptroller. 
33. Art. 33 Fees and supporting documents.
34. PART II
35. Art. 34 Scope.
36. Art. 35 Relative search.
37. Art. 36 Publication of application.
38. Art. 37 Opposition period.
39. Art. 38 Notice of opposition.
40. Art. 39 Admissibility of the opposition. 
41. Art. 40 Opposition proceedings.  
42. Art. 41 End of opposition procedures before the Office. 
43. PART III
44. Art. 42 Provisions giving effect to the Madrid protocol when this enters into force.
45. Art. 43 Interpretation.
46. Art. 44 Language.
47. Art. 45 Entitlement to file an international application.
48. Art. 46 Examination of international applications where Malta is the office of origin.
49. Art. 47 Handling fee.
50. Art. 48 Irregularities with the international application to be remedied before the Comptroller.
51. Art. 49 Certificationbythe Comptroller.
52. Art. 50 Irregularities with the international application, to be remedied before WIPO.
53. Art. 51 Classification of goods and services.
54. Art. 52 Ceasing of effect of the basic applicationorbasic registration.
55. Art. 53 Effects of an international registration.
56. Art. 54 Examination of international registrations.
57. Art. 55 Collective and certification marks.
58. Art. 56 Ex officio provisional refusal of protection.
59. Art. 57 Publication of international registration; opposition.
60. Art. 58 Possible notification of provisional refusal based on opposition in accordance with Article 5(2)(c) of the Protocol.
61. Art. 59 Provisional refusal based on an opposition.
62. Art. 60 No grounds for refusal – statement of grant of protection.
63. Art. 61 Statement of grant of protection following the notification of a provisional refusal.
64. Art. 62 Confirmation of total refusal.
65. Art. 63 Appeals.
66. Art. 64 Further decision affecting the protection of a mark.
67. Art. 65 Invalidation.
68. Art. 66 Replacement.
69. Art. 67 Transformation.
70. Art. 68 Renewal of international registrations designating Malta.
71. Art. 69 Recordings in the international register.
72. Art. 70 Declaration that a change in ownership in an international registration has no effect in Malta.
73. Art. 71 Licences.
74. Art. 72 Corrections in the international register.
75. PART IV
76. Art. 73 Interpretation.
77. Art. 74 Fees.
78. Art. 75 Determination a posteriori of invalidity and liability to revocation.
79. Art. 76 Groundless threats of infringement proceedings.
80. Art. 77 Privilege for communications with professional representatives.
81. Art. 78 Offences.
82. Art. 79 Designation of European Union Trademark courts.
83. Art. 80 Conversion.
84. PART V
85. Art. 81 Extension of time limits.
86. Art. 82 Alteration of time limits.
87. PART VI
88. Art. 83 Filing of notice for revocation of a trademarkbasedon article 29 of the Act. 
89. Art. 84 Filing of notice for revocation of a trademarkbasedon article 30 of the Act. 
90. Art. 85 Submission of a notice for revocation. 
91. Art. 86 Filing of a notice for declaration of invalidity of a trademarkbasedon article 5 of the Act. 
92. Art. 87 Filing of a notice for declaration of invalidity of a trademarkbasedon article 6 of the Act. 
93. Art. 88 Submission of notice for declaration of invalidity.  
94. Art. 89 Processing of the notice of revocationorofthe notice for declaration of invalidity. 
95. Art. 90 Office procedures. 