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. 44. 45. 46. 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