(7)
19. (1)
The Registrar or the court may at any time, whether before or after acceptance, correct any error in
or in connection with the application, or may permit the applicant to amend his application upon
such terms as the Registrar or the court, as the case may be thinks fit.
Subject to the provisions of this section, when an application for registration of a trade mark has
been accepted, whether absolutely or subject to conditions or limitations, Registrar shall, as soon as
may be after acceptance, cause notice of he application as accepted to be published in the Journal;
and the notice shall set out all conditions and limited subject to which the application has been
accepted.
(2)
In the case of an application made under section 9(1) (e) of this Act, or in any other case where it
appears to him that it is expedient by reason of any exceptional circumstances to do so, the Registrar
may cause notice of an application for registration of a trade mark to be published in the Journal
before acceptance.
(3)
Where under subsection (2) of this section, notice of such an application has been published in the
Journal before acceptance, the Registrar may, if he thinks fit, cause notice of the application to be
published in the Journal again when it has been accepted, but shall not be bound to do so.
20. (1)
Any person may within two months from the date of the publication under section 19 of this Act of
notice of an application give notice to he Registrar of opposition to the registration.
(2)
The notice shall be given in writing in the prescribed manner, and shall include a statement of the
grounds of opposition.
(3)
The Registrar shall send a copy of every such notice to the applicant; and within one month after
the date on which the copy is received by the applicant the applicant shall send to the Registrar in the
prescribed manner a counter statement of the grounds on which he relies for his application and, if
he does not do so, shall be treated as having abandoned his application.
(4)
If the applicant sends such a counter statement as aforesaid, the Registrar shall furnish a copy
thereof to the persons giving notice of opposition, and shall, after hearing the parties, if so required,
and considering the evidence, decide whether, and subject to what conditions or limitations, if any,
registration is to be permitted.
(5)
The Registrar may request a person giving notice of opposition or an applicant sending a counter
statement after receipt of a copy of such a notice to give security for costs of the proceedings before
him relating to he opposition, and in default of such security being duly given may treat the
opposition or application, as the case may be, as abandoned.
21. (1)
A decision of the Registrar under section 20(4) of this Act shall be subject to appeal to the court.
(2)
An appeal under this section shall be made in the prescribed manner, and on the appeal the court,
shall, if required, hear the parties and the Registrar, and shall make an order determining whether
and subject to what conditions or limitations, if any, registration is to be permitted.
(3)
On the hearing of an appeal under this section, any party may, either in such manner as may be
prescribed or by special leave of he court, bring forward further material for the consideration of the
court.
(4)
On an appeal under this section, no further ground of opposition to the registration of a trade mark
shall be allowed to be taken by an opponent or the Registrar, other than those stated in pursuance of
section 20 of this act by that or any other opponent, except by leave of the court and if any further
grounds of opposition are taken, the applicant shall be entitled, on giving such notice as may be
prescribed, to withdraw his application without payment of the costs of the opponent or any of he
opponents.
(5)
On an appeal under this section, the court may, after hearing the Registrar, permit the trade mark
proposed to be registered to be modified in any manner not substantially affecting its identity, but in