Trade Marks Ordinance, 2001 — section 26

26. Application to provide temporary protection during exhibition..—(1) The applicant for registration of a trade mark who has exhibited goods bearing the mark or has rendered services under the trade mark at an official or officially recognized exhibition and who applies for registration of that trade mark, within six months from the day on which the goods bearing the trade mark or the services rendered under the trade mark were first exhibited in the exhibition, shall, on his request, be deemed to have applied for registration of the trade mark on that day.

(2)Evidence of the exhibition of goods bearing the trade mark or services rendered under the trade mark must be given by a certificate issued by the competent authorities of the exhibition, stating the date on which the trade mark was first used in connection with goods or services included in the exhibition.

(3)The provision of this section shall not extend any other priority rights to the applicant in respect of the same trade mark.

(4)The grant of temporary protection in respect of goods or services during exhibition shall be subject to such conditions as may be prescribed.