No. 2 Trademarks 11 (b) a matter common to the trade for which trademark is associated or otherwise of a non- distinctive character, the Registrar, or the Appeals Tribunal in the event of an appeal from a decision of the Registrar, in deciding whether the trademark shall be entered or remain on the Register, may require, as a condition of its being on the Register, that the owner__ (i) disclaim any right to the exclusive use of any such part of the trademark or to the exclusive use of all or any portion of such trademark; or (ii) make such other disclaimer as the Registrar or the Appeals Tribunal may consider necessary for the purposes of defining the owner’s rights for purposes of registration. (2) No disclaimer in the Register shall affect any rights of the owner of a trademark except such rights as may arise out of the registration of the trademark, in respect of which the disclaimer is made. 17.__(1) A trademark may be limited in whole or in part, to one or more specified colours, and in any such case, the fact that there is a colour limitation shall be taken into consideration by the Registrar, or by the Appeals Tribunal in the event of an appeal from a decision of the Registrar, in deciding on the distinctive character of the trademark. (2) Where a trademark is registered without limitation of colour, it shall be deemed to be registered for all colours. 18.__(1) Goods and services shall, for purposes of registration, be classified in accordance with the Nice Classification as amended from time to time. (2) For purposes of this section__ “Nice Classification” means a classification adopted in the Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the purposes of the Registration of Marks of June 15, 1957, as revised at Stockholm on July, 14 1967 and at Geneva on May 13, 1977, and as amended at Geneva on September, 28, 1979. 19.__(1) Where an owner of a trademark claims to be entitled to the exclusive use of any part thereof separately, he may apply to register the whole or any such part, as separate trademarks. (2) Each separate trademark shall satisfy all the conditions, and have all the qualities of an independent trademark. Limitation as to colour and absence thereof Classification Registration of parts of trademarks and of trade marks as series

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