Trade Marks Act, 1963

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PART III.

Provisions Relating to Powers and Duties of Controller and to Legal Proceedings.

Preliminary advice by Controller as to distinctiveness.

48.—(1) The power to give to a person who proposes to apply for the registration of a trade mark in Part A or Part B of the register advice as to whether the trade mark appears to the Controller prima facie to be inherently adapted to distinguish, or capable of distinguishing, as the case may be, shall be a function of the Controller under this Act.

(2) Any such person who is desirous of obtaining such advice must make application to the Controller therefor in the prescribed manner.

(3) If on an application for the registration of a trade mark as to which the Controller has given advice as aforesaid in the affirmative, made within three months after the advice is given, the Controller, after further investigation or consideration, gives notice to the applicant of objection on the ground that the trade mark is not adapted to distinguish, or capable of distinguishing, as the case may be, the applicant shall be entitled, on giving notice of withdrawal of the application within the prescribed period, to have repaid to him any fee paid on the filing of the application.