No. 2 Trademarks THIRD SCHEDULE 39 s. 60 INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION OF MARKS UNDER THE AFRICAN REGIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION (ARIPO) BANJUL PROTOCOL ON MARKS PARAGRAPHS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Interpretation Application for registration Verification of particulars in application Examination of application Notification of designation for registration and refusal Publication of acceptance of registration of a mark and opposition 7. Cancellation of registration 8. Form and procedure for registration to be in accordance with regulations 1. In this Schedule, unless the context otherwise requires__ “ARIPO Journal” means the Journal published by the Office; Interpretation “Office” means the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO); and “Protocol” means the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) Banjul Protocol On Marks. 2.__(1) All applications for the registration of a mark under the Protocol shall be filed either directly with the Office or with the Trademarks Office. (2) Where an application is filed with the Trademarks Office, the Trademarks Office shall transmit the application to the Office within thirty days of receiving the application. (3) An applicant shall be represented by a trademarks agent where an application is filed with the Trademarks Office but the applicant’s principal place of business or ordinary residence is not in Malawi. 3.__(1) The application made pursuant to paragraph 2 shall indicate the goods or services in respect of which protection of a mark is claimed, including the corresponding class or classes provided for under the Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks. (2) The Trademarks Office shall check that the applicant has made an indication of the class or classes and that indication is correct and where the applicant does not give such indication or the Application for registration Verification of particulars in application