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Trade Marks Act 1994

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As published

41 Registration: supplementary provisions.

(1) Provision may be made by rules as to— (a) the division of an application for the registration of a trade mark into several applications; (aa) the division of a registration of a trade mark into several registrations; (b) the merging of separate applications or registrations; (c) the registration of a series of trade marks. (2) A series of trade marks means a number of trade marks which resemble each other as to their material particulars and differ only as to matters of a non-distinctive character not substantially affecting the identity of the trade mark. (3) Rules under this section may include provision as to— (a) the circumstances in which, and conditions subject to which, division, merger or registration of a series is permitted, and (b) the purposes for which an application or registration to which the rules apply is to be treated as a single application or registration and those for which it is to be treated as a number of separate applications or registrations.

Your change, as a redline

41 Registration: supplementary provisions.

(1) Provision may be made by rules as to— (a) the division of an application for the registration of a trade mark into several applications; (aa) the division of a registration of a trade mark into several registrations; (b) the merging of separate applications or registrations; (c) the registration of a series of trade marks. (2) A series of trade marks means a number of trade marks which resemble each other as to their material particulars and differ only as to matters of a non-distinctive character not substantially affecting the identity of the trade mark. (3) Rules under this section may include provision as to— (a) the circumstances in which, and conditions subject to which, division, merger or registration of a series is permitted, and (b) the purposes for which an application or registration to which the rules apply is to be treated as a single application or registration and those for which it is to be treated as a number of separate applications or registrations.

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