return the fee and treat it as not received; or
LAWS OF MALAWI
Trade marks
Trade Marks Regulations
(b)
Cap. 49:01
(Subsidiary)
Communicate with the registered proprietor stating that the
fee has been received and that the registration will in due
course be renewed.
65.
At a date not less than three months and not more than six months before the
expiration of the last registration of a mark, if no fee with form TM. No. 12 has
been received, the Registrar shall notify the registered proprietor in writing of
the approaching expiration.
66.
At a time not less tan fourteen days and not more tan one month before the
expiration of the last registration of a mark the Registrar may, if no fee as
aforesaid has been received, send a notice in writing to the registered proprietor
at his trade or business address as well as at his address for service, if any.
67.
If at the date of the expiration of the last registration of a mark the renewal fee
has not been paid, the Registrar shall advertise the fact forthwith in the Gazette
if the Registrar receives the renewal fee with form TM. No. 12, together with
an additional fee accompanying for TM. No. 13, at any time during the period
between such date of expiration and one month after such advertisement, he
may renew the registration without removing the mark from the register.
68.
Where, at the expiration of one month from the advertisement mentioned in
regulation 67, the fees therein mentioned have not been paid, the Registrar may
remove the mark from the register as of the date of the expiration of the last
registration, but may, upon payment of the renewal fee with form TM. No. 12
together with a restoration fee accompanying form TM. No 14, restore the
mark to the register if satisfied that it is just so to do and upon such conditions
as he may think fit to impose.
69.
Where a trade mark has been removed from the register, the Registrar shall
cause to be entered in the register a record of the removal and of the cause
thereof.
70.
Upon the renewal of restoration and renewal of a registration a notice to that
effect shall be sent to the registered proprietor and the renewal or restoration
and renewal shall be advertised in the Gazette.
71.
Where a person becomes entitled by assignment or transmission to a registered
trade mark he may, co-jointly with the registered proprietor, make application
to the Registrar on form TM. No. 16 to register his title.
Notice
before
removal of trade
mark
form
register.
Second notice.
Removal of trade
mark
from
register.
Record of removal
of mark.
Notice
and
advertisement of
renewal
and
restoration.
Joint application
for
entry of
assignment
or
transmission.
72.
Where a person becomes entitled to a registered trade mark in the manner to in
regulation 71, and no conjoint application as therein mentioned is made, he
shall make application to the Registrar on form TM. No. 17 to register his title.
Application
entry
assignment
transmission
subsequent
proprietor.
for
of
or
by
73.
An application under regulation 71 or 72 shall contain the name, trade or
business address and description of the person claiming to be entitled, together
with full particulars of the instrument, if any, under which he claims, and such
Particulars to be
stated
in
application.