Application for defensive trade mark
33.—(1)  An application for the registration of a defensive trade mark under section 41 of the Act shall be made on Form T.M. 8 and shall be accompanied by a statement of case setting forth full particulars of the facts on which the applicant relies in support of his application, verified by a statutory declaration made by the applicant or some other person approved for the purpose by the Registrar.
(2)  The applicant may file with the statutory declaration, or within such time as the Registrar may allow, such other evidence as he may desire, whether after request made by the Registrar or otherwise, and the Registrar shall consider the whole of the evidence before deciding on the application.
(3)  In all other respects, and where they are appropriate and it is not otherwise stated, these Rules shall apply to such applications as they apply to applications for the registration of ordinary trade marks.