S.L. 597.4 Art. 1Citation and applicability.    S.L. 597. 01. S.L. 597. 02. S.L. 597. 03.

(1) The title of these rules is the Trademark Rules.

(2) These rules shall be without prejudice to the validity or effectiveness of anything done in terms of the provisions of the

Trademarks (Provisions and Fees) Rules, Community Trademark

Rules, and Trademark Search and Opposition Rules, prior to their incorporation and replacement by these rules and, to the extent necessary, the provisions of the above mentioned Rules shall continue to apply until these rules shall come into force.

(3) These rules shall apply to all applications filed on or after the date of coming into force of these rules and to pending applications for registration for which the applicant or his representative has not received any communication from the Office relating to the registrability of the application.