Trade Marks Ordinance, 2001 — section 1

1. Introductory..—_(1) In this Schedule,

(a)“existing registered mark” means a trade mark or certification mark registered under the Trade. Marks Act, 1940 (V of 1940), immediately before the commencement of this Ordinance;

(b)“1940 Act” means the Trade Marks Act, 1940 (V of 1940); and

(c)“old law” means the 1940 Act and any law for the time being in force, applying to existing registered marks immediately before the commencement of this Ordinance.

(2)For the purposes of this Schedule,

(a)an application shall be treated as pending on the commencement of this Ordinance if it was made but not finally determined before such commencement; and

(b)the date on which it was made shall be taken to be the date of filing under the 1940 Act.