A.23 “Madrid Protocol” means the Madrid Protocol on International Registration of Marks adopted in Madrid on 27th June, 1989 as last revised or amended; “mark” means any visible sign capable of distinguishing the goods or services of an enterprise; “Master” means the Master of the High Court; “Office” means the Patents, Marks and Designs Office referred to in section 3; “office of origin” means the office with which the basic application was filed or by which the basic registration was made; “Paris Convention” means the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property of March 20, 1883, as last revised or amended; “patent” means a title granted to protect an invention under this Act; “Patent Cooperation Treaty” means the Patent Cooperation Treaty of 19th June, 1970, as last revised or amended; “patentee” means a person, or a successor-in-title to the person, to whom a patent has been granted under this Act; “priority date” means the date of the earlier application that serves as the basis for the right of priority provided for in the Paris Convention; “Registrar” means the Registrar of Marks, Patents and Designs appointed under section 4; “right of priority” means the right of priority provided for in Article 4 of the Paris Convention; “the Hague Agreement” means the Hague Agreement concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs as last revised or amended; “the 1999 Act” means the Act of the Hague Agreement signed in Geneva on July 2, 1999; “trade name” means the name or designation by which a business or enterprise is distinguished; “traditional knowledge” means an idea, knowledge, practice, use or invention, written or unwritten which, may be associated to biological diversity, is a cultural, traditional or spiritual belief or value of a group of people; “TRIPS Agreement” means the Agreement on Trade-related aspects of Intellectual Property contained in Annex 1C of the Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization, concluded on April 15, 1994 as last revised or amended; and “utility model” means a technical creation that consists of a new shape or configuration of an object or of a component of an object that increases its functionality or utility.