LAWS OF MALAWI 

Trade marks
Trade Marks Regulations	

Cap. 49:01 

(Subsidiary)

Under ss. 41 and 81
An Act to make provision relating to the registration of Trade Marks for other
purposes incidental thereto

1.	

G.N. 260/1957(F)
11/1961(F)
194/1962(F)
267/1962(F)
5/1964(M)
236/1965
166/1967
76/1980

Citation.

These Regulations may be cited as the Trade Marks Regulations.
Interpretation.

2.	

In these Regulations, unless inconsistent with the context:“agent” means an agent duly authorized to the satisfaction of the Registrar;
“office” means the Trade Marks Office;
“specification” means the designation of goods in respect of which a trade
mark, or a registered user of a trade mark, is registered or proposed to be
registered.
Fees.

3.	

The fees which shall be payable in respect of any application registration and
other matters under the Act and these Regulations shall be the fees prescribed
in the First Schedule.
Forms.

4.	

5.	

The forms herein referred to are those contained in the Second Schedule and
such forms shall be used in all cases to which they are applicable, and may be
modified as directed by the Registrar to meet other cases.
(1) For the purpose of:(a)	

(b)	

trade marks registrations dated in:­
(i)	

Zimbabwe (then Southern Rhodesia) before 1st
January 1951;

(ii)	

Zambia (then Northern Rhodesia) before the 27th
July 1938

registration of registered users in respect of any of the trade
marks mentioned in paragraph (a),

goods are classified in the manner appearing in the Third Schedule
unless any specification has been converted to the Fourth Schedule.
(2)	

For purposes of:­
(a)	

trade marks registrations dated in:­

Classification
goods.

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