103
Patent and Trade Marks Journal
Particulars of applications for the registration of trade marks and other proceedings or
matters arising under this Act, together with such reports or cases and other relevant
matters as the Controller may deem fit, shall be published in the Patent and Trade
Marks Journal published in terms of section 95 of the Patents Act.
104
Power to make regulations
(1) The Minister may make regulations prescribing anything which under this Act is
to be prescribed and generally for the better carrying out of the objects and purposes
of this Act or to give force or effect to its provisions or for its better administration.
(2) Regulations made in terms of subsection (1) may provide for—
regulating the practice under this Act, including the service of
(a)
documents;
(b)
classifying goods and services for the purposes of registration of trade
marks:
making or requiring duplicate representations of trade marks and other
(c)
documents;
(d)
securing and regulating the publishing and selling or distributing, in
such manner as he thinks fit, of copies and other documents;
(e)
regulating the conduct of the business of the Trade Marks Office;
(f)
the qualifications for eligibility to enter into articles with a trade mark
agent or patent agent and matters relating to such articles or service thereunder;
(g)
examinations for the qualifications of trade mark agents in terms of
this Act, the recognition for such purpose of qualifications obtained, either in or
outside Zimbabwe, and the fees to be paid in connection with the registration of trade
mark agents;
(h)
the professional conduct of trade mark agents;
(i)
other fees payable under this Act and fees which may be charged in
relation to the conduct of trade mark business by trade mark agents and by patent
agents or legal practitioners performing the functions of trade mark agents.
(3) Regulations referred to in paragraph (b) of subsection (2)—
(a)
may themselves classify the goods and services concerned; or
(b)
may simply refer to a classification system prescribed by or set out in
any treaty or international agreement, in which event a copy of the treaty or
agreement shall be kept available for inspection, free of charge, at the Trade Marks
Office.
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