proprietor of the trade mark.
LAWS OF MALAWI
Trade marks
Trade Marks Regulations
Cap. 49:01
(Subsidiary)
Extension of time.
103.
If in any particular case the Registrar is satisfied that the circumstances are
such as to justify an extension of the time for doing any act or taking any
proceedings under these regulations, not being a time expressly provided in the
Act or prescribed by regulation 76 or 80, he may extend the time upon such
notice to other parties, and proceedings thereon, and upon such terms as he
may direct, and the extension may be granted though the time has expired for
doing the act or taking the proceeding.
Excluded days.
104.
Whenever the last day fixed by these Regulations for doing any act or thing at
the Office shall fall on a day when the Office is not open which day shall be an
excluded day for the purpose of these Regulations, it shall be lawful to do the
act of thing on the first day following such excluded day which is not an
excluded day.
Hearing.
105.
Before exercising adversely to any person any discretionary power given to the
Registrar by the Act, or by these Regulations, the Registrar shall, if so required,
hear such person thereon.
106.
An application for a hearing shall be made within one month from the date of
notification by the Registrar of any objection to an application or the date of
any other indication that he proposes to exercise a discretionary power.
107.
(1) Upon receiving such application the Registrar shall give the person
applying fourteen days’ notice of a time when he may be heard.
(2)
Application
hearing.
for
Notice of hearing.
Within seven days from the date when such notice would be delivered
in the ordinary course of post the person applying shall notify the
Registrar whether or not he intends to be heard on the matter.
108.
The decision of the Registrar in the exercise of any such discretionary power as
aforesaid shall be notified to the person affected.
109.
Where under these Regulations any person is required to do any act or thing, or
to sign any document, or to make any declaration on behalf of himself or of
any body corporate, or any document or evidence is required to be produced to
or left with the Registrar, or at the Office, and it is shown to the satisfaction of
the Registrar that from any reasonable cause such person is unable to do such
act or thing, or to sign such document, or to make such declaration, or that such
document or evidence cannot be produced or left as aforesaid, it shall be lawful
for the Registrar, upon the production of such other evidence, and subject to
such terms as he may think fit, to dispense with any such act or thing,
signature, declaration, document or evidence.
110.
Any document or drawing or other representation of a trade mark be amended,
and any irregularity in procedure which in the opinion of the Registrar may be
excused without detriment to the interests of any person may be corrected, if
Notification
decision.
Dispensing
evidence.
Amendment
documents.
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