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Section 1, The Trade Marks Act, 2014

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(1) In this Act unless the context otherwise requires– “Agency” means the Intellectual Property Agency to be established under an Intellectual Property Agency Act; “collective mark” means a visible sign capable of distinguishing, from the goods or services of other enterprises the origin or any other common characteristic including the quality of goods or services of different enterprises which use the sign under the control of a registered owner; “international classification” means the classification according to the Nice Agreement concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the purposes of the Registration of Marks, of June 15, 1957; “Minister” means the Minister responsible for trade marks; “Paris Convention” means The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (1976). “Registrar” means the Registrar of Trade Marks; “trade mark” means any sign or combination of signs capable of distinguishing the goods or services of one undertaking from the goods or services of other undertakings including words such as personal names, letters, numerals and figurative elements; “trade name” means the name or designation identifying and distinguishing an enterprise; “Tribunal” means the Intellectual Property Tribunal to be established under an Intellectual Property Agency Act. PART II–REGISTRATION OF TRADE MARKS

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