LAWS OF MALAWI
Trade marks
Cap. 49:01
PART V
ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSMISSION
SECTION
27.
Powers of, and restrictions on, assignment and transmission
28.
Certain trade marks to be associated so as to be assignable and transmissible as a whole
only.
29.
Power of registered proprietor to assign and give receipts
30.
Registration of assignments and transmissions
PART VI
USE AND NON-USE
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
Removal from register and imposition of limitation
Defensive registration of well-known trade marks
Registered users
Proposed use of trade mark by corporation to be constituted, etc
Use of one of associated or substantially identical trade marks equivalent to use of
another.
Use of trade mark for export trade.
PART VII
RECTIFICATION AND CORRECTION OF THE REGISTER
37.
38.
39.
40.
41.
General power to rectify entries in register
Power to expunge or vary registration for breach of condition
Correction of register
Alteration of registered trade mark
Adaptation of entries in register to amend or substituted classification of goods
PART VIII
CERTIFICATION TRADE MARKS
42.
Certification trade marks
PART XI
FUNCTIONS OF REGISTRAR IN RELATION TO CERTAIN EVIDENCE, DOCUMENTS
AND POWERS
43.
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45.
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47.
48.
49.
50.
Preliminary advice by Registrar as to distinctiveness
Hearing before exercise of Registrar’s discretion
Evidence of certain entries and documents
Request for information as to trade mark
Power of Registrar to award costs.
Proceedings before Registrar
Power of Registrar to fix time and place of sitting, etc
Advertisements to be approved by Registrar