18.—(1) An application for the registration of a trade mark in Part A or B of the register shall be made on Form T.M. 4 and shall be signed by the applicant in accordance with rule 7 or by his agent.
(2) Each application shall be for registration in respect of goods or services in only one class set out in the Third Schedule.
(3) In the case of an application for registration in respect of all the goods or services included in a class, or of a large variety of goods or services, the Registrar may refuse to accept the application unless he is satisfied that the specification is justified by the use of the mark which the applicant has made, or intends to make if and when it is registered.
(4) Where, by reason of an application to register a trade mark made or deemed to have been made in a foreign state as defined in section 75(6) of the Act, a claim for priority under that section is made in an application for registration of the mark filed with the Registrar, the application shall state the name of the country in question and the date of the application made or deemed to have been made there, and the applicant shall file a certificate (with translations if necessary) by the registrar or other registering authority of that country or shall otherwise to the satisfaction of the Registrar verify the application made or deemed to have been made there.
Representation of trade mark
19.—(1) Every application for registration of a trade mark shall contain a clear and durable representation of the mark in the space provided on the application form for that purpose.
(2) Where the representation exceeds the said space in size, the representation shall be mounted upon linen, tracing cloth or other material that the Registrar may consider suitable. Part of the mounting shall be affixed to the said space and the rest may be folded.
Additional representations of trade mark
20. There shall be sent with every application for registration of a trade mark 4 additional representations of the mark on Form T.M. 5 exactly corresponding to that in the application form, and noted with all such particulars as may from time to time be required by the Registrar. The particulars shall, if required, be signed by the applicant or his agent.
Representations to be of durable nature
21. All representations of marks must be clear and of a durable nature but the applicant may, in case of need, supply in place of representations on Form T.M. 5 sheets of strong foolscap of the prescribed size with the representations affixed thereon and noted as aforesaid.
Separate applications
22. Applications for the registration of the same mark in different classes shall be treated as separate and distinct applications, and in all cases where a trade mark is registered under the same official number for goods or services in more than one class, the registration shall henceforth for the purpose of fees and otherwise be deemed to have been made on separate and distinct applications in respect of the goods or services included in each class.
Representations to be satisfactory
23. The Registrar, if dissatisfied with any representation of a mark, may at any time require another representation satisfactory to him to be substituted before proceeding with the application.
Specimens of trade marks in exceptional cases
24.—(1) Where a drawing or other representation or specimen cannot be given in the manner aforesaid, a specimen or copy of the trade mark may be sent either of full size or on a reduced scale, and in such form as the Registrar may think most convenient.
(2) The Registrar may also, in exceptional cases, deposit in the Registry a specimen or copy of any trade mark which cannot conveniently be shown by a representation, and may refer thereto in the register in such manner as he may think fit.
Series of trade marks
25. When an application is made for the registration of a series of trade marks under section 28 of the Act, a representation of each trade mark of the series shall be affixed, as aforesaid, to the application form, and to each of the accompanying Form T.M. 5.
Transliteration and translation
26.—(1) Where a trade mark contains a word or words in characters other than Roman, there shall, unless the Registrar otherwise directs, be endorsed on the application form, and on each of the accompanying Form T.M. 5, a sufficient transliteration and translation to the satisfaction of the Registrar of each of such words, and every such indorsement shall state the language to which the word belongs and shall be signed by the applicant or his agent.
(2) Where a trade mark contains a word or words in a language other than English, the Registrar may ask for an exact translation thereof together with the name of the language, and the translation and name, if he so requires, shall be indorsed and signed as aforesaid.