LAWS OF MALAWI Trade marks Trade Marks (Tribunal) Rules 4. Cap. 49:01 (Subsidiary) (7.) The Registrar of Trade Marks as well as the parties or their legal practitioners shall endeavour to exclude from the record all documents (more particularly such as are purely formal) that are not relevant to the subject matter of the appeal, and generally to reduce the bulk of the record as far as practicable, and to avoid the production of unnecessary exhibits, taking special care to avoid the duplication of documents and the unnecessary repetition of headings, and furnish merely the formal particulars of documents; but the documents omitted to be copied shall be enumerated in a list to be placed after the index or at the end of the record. (8.) The Registrar of Trade Marks, after consultation with the registrar of the Tribunal, shall direct the number of copies of the record to be prepared, having regard to whether or not one or more assessors are likely to sit upon the hearing of the appeal. (9.) After the completion of the preparation of the record the Registrar of Trade Marks shall certify the record to be correct and forward it to the registrar of the Tribunal together with such copies thereof as he has directed to be prepared in terms of sub-rule (8). (1) Any application for an extension of time in which to appeal shall be in form TMT. No. 2 and shall state briefly the grounds upon which the application is based and where facts are alleged such facts shall be verified by affidavit. Application for an extension of time in which to appeal. (2) The application accompanied by supporting documents shall be delivered to the Registrar of the Tribunal and copies shall forthwith be served by the appellant on the Registrar of Trade Marks and on any person or persons who appeared or gave notice of opposition in the proceedings before the said Registrar. (3) The respondent shall be entitled to file an affidavit in reply within fourteen days fro the date of service or within such longer period as may be ordered by the Tribunal, and the Tribunal may permit further affidavits to be filed. Copies of such affidavits shall be served on the Registrar of Trade Marks and on the appellant or the respondent, as the case may be, immediately after the affidavits are filed. Notice of hearing. 5. (1) The Registrar of the Tribunal shall, after obtaining directions from the Chairman, give to the Registrar of Trade Marks, to the appellant and to any opposing party not less than fourteen days’ notice of the time and place appointed for the hearing of the appeal, unless the Chairman directs that shorter notice shall be given.