PART I . Preliminary and General.
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— Short title and commencement.
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— Interpretation.
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— Power of Minister to make rules.
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— Fees.
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— Exercise of powers of Minister.
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— Excluded days.
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— Expenses.
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— Repeal and savings.
PART II . Provisions Relating to Registration.
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— The register of trade marks.
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— No action for infringement of unregistered trade mark.
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— Registration to be in respect of particular goods.
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— Right given by registration in Part A and infringement thereof.
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— Right given by registration in Part B and infringement thereof.
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— Infringement by breach of certain restrictions.
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— Saving for vested rights.
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— Saving for use of name, address or description of goods.
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— Distinctiveness requisite for registration in Part A.
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— Capability of distinguishing requisite for registration in Part B.
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— Prohibition of registration of deceptive and certain other matter.
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— Prohibition of registration of identical and resembling trade marks.
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— Registration in Part A to be conclusive as to validity after seven years.
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— Registration subject to disclaimer.
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— Word trade mark used as name of article or substance.
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— Effect of limitation as to colour and of absence thereof.
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— Application for registration.
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— Opposition to registration.
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— Registration.
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— Duration and renewal of registration.
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— Registration of parts of trade marks and of trade marks as a series.
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— Powers of and restrictions on assignment and transmission.
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— Certain trade marks to be associated so as to be assignable and transmissible as a whole only.
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— Power of registered proprietor to assign and give receipts.
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— Registration of assignments and transmissions.
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— Removal from the register and imposition of limitations on ground of non-use.
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— Defensive trade marks.
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— Registered users.
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— Proposed use of trade mark by corporation to be constituted.
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— Use of one of associated or substantially identical trade marks equivalent to use of another.
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— Use of trade mark for export trade.
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— General power to rectify entries in register.
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— Power to expunge or vary registration for breach of condition.
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— Correction of register.
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— Alteration of registered trade mark.
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— Adaptation of entries in register to amended or substituted classification of goods.
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— Certification trade marks.
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— Registration of marks by Ministers.
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— Misuse of trade marks indicative of Irish origin.
PART III . Provisions Relating to Powers and Duties of Controller and to Legal Proceedings.
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— Preliminary advice by Controller as to distinctiveness.
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— Controller may consult Attorney General.
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— Hearing before exercise of Controller's discretion.
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— Power of Controller to award costs.
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— Registration to be prima facie evidence of validity.
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— Certificate of validity.
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— Costs of the Controller in Court proceedings.
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— Trade usage and other matters to be considered.
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— Controller's appearance in proceedings.
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— Appeal to the Court.
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— Court's power to review Controller's decision.
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— Procedure in cases of option to apply to Court or Controller.
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— Mode of giving evidence.
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— Evidence of entries in register.
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— Evidence of things done by Controller.
PART IV . Miscellaneous.
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— Falsification of entries in register.
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— Fine for falsely representing a trade mark as registered.
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— Unauthorised user of State badges.
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— Change of form of trade connection not to be deemed to cause deception.
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— Jointly owned trade marks.
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— Trusts and equities.
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— Recognition and registration of trade mark agents.
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— International agreements.
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— Offences by bodies corporate or unincorporated bodies.
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— Transitional provisions.
Sch 1
— FIRST SCHEDULE. Certification Trade Marks.
Sch 2
— SECOND SCHEDULE. Transitional Provisions.