No.	4907	
Act No. 1, 2012

Government	Gazette	23	March	2012	

105

INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY ACT, 2012

the	 requirements	 for	 an	 international	 application	 under	 the	 Madrid	 Protocol,	 and	 if	 the	
Registrar	is	satisfied	that	it	does,	he	or	she	must		

(a)	

certify	 the	 particulars	 appearing	 in	 the	 international	 application	 as	
provided	by	the	Madrid	Protocol	and	the	Common	Regulations;

	

(b)	

indicate	the	date	of	the	international	application	in	accordance	with	the	
Madrid	Protocol	and	the	Common	Regulations;	and

	

(c)	

transmit	the	international	application	to	the	International	Bureau	within	
two	months	of	the	date	referred	to	in	paragraph	(b).

Invalidation of a trade mark registered under the Madrid Protocol
201.
Where	 a	 trade	 mark	 registration	 registered	 in	 Namibia	 under	 the	
Madrid	 Protocol	 has	 been	 invalidated	 in	 terms	 of	 section	 179	 or	 removed	 in	 terms	
of	 section	 176,	 the	 Registrar	 must	 as	 soon	 as	 possible	 notify	 the	 International	 Bureau	
accordingly.
PART 14

GENERAL

Appeals
202.	 (1)	
The	Tribunal	has	jurisdiction	in	all	cases	of	dispute	relating	to	
the	 registration	 of	 a	 trade	 mark	 under	 this	 Chapter,	 and	 in	 all	 matters	 which	 under	 this	
Chapter	may	be	referred	to	the	Tribunal.
(2)	
Any	 decision	 taken	 by	 the	 Registrar	 under	 this	 Chapter,	 including	 in	
	
regard	 to	 the	 registration	 of	 a	 trade	 mark	 or	 a	 certification	 trade	 mark	 or	 a	 collective	
trade	mark,	or	in	regard	to	the	rejection	of	an	application	for	such	a	registration,	may	be	
the	 subject	 of	 an	 appeal	 to	 the	Tribunal	 by	 an	 interested	 party	 in	 the	 matter	 before	 the	
Registrar,	and	such	appeal	must	be	filed	and	prosecuted	as	prescribed.
(3)	
Any	change	or	amendment	or	correction	of	any	document	forming	part	
	
of	 an	 application	 or	 a	 trade	 mark	 registration	 or	 the	 registration	 of	 a	 certification	 or	
collective	trade	 mark	 may,	 on	 application	by	 an	 interested	party	 to	 the	Tribunal,	 be	 set	
aside	by	the	Tribunal	if	such	change	or	amendment	or	correction	does	not	comply	with	
the	provisions	of	this	Act.
CHAPTER	5

GENERAL	PROVISIONS

PART 1

REGISTER AS EVIDENCE, FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF REGISTRAR

Evidence of register and certain documents
203.	 (1)	
The	 register	 is	 prima facie	 evidence	 of	 any	 matter	 directed	 or	
authorised	by	this	Act	to	be	entered	therein.

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