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TRADE MARKS REGULATIONS, 1970 (L.I. 667)
Regulation 18—Exhibits.
(1) Where there are exhibits to a declaration filed in an opposition, a copy or
impression of each exhibit shall be sent to the other party on his request and at his
expense, or, if such copies or impressions cannot conveniently be supplied, the
(originals shall be left with the Registrar in order that they may be open to inspection.
(2) The original exhibits shall be produced at the hearing unless the Registrar
otherwise directs.
Regulation 19—Hearing.
(1) Upon completion of the evidence the Registrar shall give notice to the parties of a
date when he will hear arguments in the case.
(2) Such appointment shall be for a date at least fourteen days after the date of the
notice, unless the parties consent to a shorter notice.
(3) Within seven days from the receipt of the notice any party who intends to appear
shall so notify the Registrar.
(4) A party who receives notice as aforesaid and who does not, within seven days
from the receipt thereof, so notify the Registrar, may be treated as not wishing to be
heard and the Registrar may act accordingly.
Regulation 20—Extension of Time.
Where in o Position proceedings any extension of time is granted to any party, the
Registrar may thereafter, if he thinks fit, without giving the said party any hearing,
grant any reasonable extension of time to any other party in which to take any
subsequent step.
Regulation 21—Costs.
(1) Where a party giving notice of opposition or an applicant sending a counterstatement after receipt of a copy of such notice neither resides nor carries on
business in Ghana, the Registrar may require him to give security, in such form as
the Registrar may deem sufficient, for the costs of the proceedings before the
Registrar, for such amount as to the Registrar may seem fit, and at an stage in the
opposition proceedings may require further security to be given at any time before
giving his decision in the case.
(2) Where an opposition is uncontested by the applicant, the Registrar in deciding
whether costs should be awarded to the opponent shall consider whether
proceedings might have been avoided if reasonable notice had been given by the
opponent to the applicant before the notice of opposition was lodged.