2012/337

Trade Marks (International Registration) Regulations 2012

Jerry Mateparae, Governor-General

Order in Council

At Wellington this 5th day of November 2012
Present:His Excellency the Governor-General in Council

Pursuant to sections 199(m) and 199A of the Trade Marks Act 2002, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council, makes the following regulations.

Contents

1 Title
2 Commencement
3 Purpose
4 Application of Trade Marks Regulations and Act to international registrations
5 Interpretation
6 Information or documents must be given through case management facility
Part 1
Preliminary matters
7 Entitlement to protection
8 No division of international registration
9 Effect of protected international trade mark (New Zealand)
10 Holder of international registration may disclaim or limit rights
11 Commissioner may enter security interest on register
12 Priority
Part 2
International registration designating New Zealand
Examination of international registration
13 Commissioner must examine international registration designating New Zealand
14 Where Commissioner considers requirements of regulation 7 not met or partially met
15 Where Commissioner considers requirements of regulation 7 are met
Notice of opposition
16 Notice of opposition
Counter-statement
17 Time for sending counter-statement
Notifications of refusal
18 Notifications of refusal
Protection
19 When protections apply to trade mark of international registration designating New Zealand
20 Protections
Revocation and invalidity
21 Revocation and invalidity
22 Where, to any extent, protection is cancelled, revoked, declared invalid, altered, or rectified
Importation of infringing goods
23 Importation of infringing goods
Offences
24 Offences
25 Offences relating to false representation of trade mark apply to protected international trade mark (New Zealand)
Part 3
Transformation of international registration into national application
26 Definitions
27 Transformation application
28 Date of registration of trade mark registered pursuant to transformation application
29 Procedure on transformation application
Part 4
Replacement of registration by international registration
30 Effects of international registration where trade mark is also registered under Act
Part 5
International applications originating in New Zealand
31 Outline of this Part
32 Eligibility to apply for international registration
33 Application for international registration
34 Functions of Commissioner
35 Time limit for Commissioner to send application to International Bureau
36 Notification to International Bureau
Part 6
Miscellaneous provisions
37 Evidence of certain matters relating to international registration
38 Agents
39 Communication of information to International Bureau

Regulations

1 Title

These regulations are the Trade Marks (International Registration) Regulations 2012.

2 Commencement

These regulations come into force on 10 December 2012.

3 Purpose

The purpose of these regulations is to give effect in New Zealand to the Madrid Protocol.

4 Application of Trade Marks Regulations and Act to international registrations

For the purpose of these regulations, the Trade Marks Regulations and the Act apply, to the extent applicable and with all necessary modifications, to any holder of an international registration designating New Zealand and any holder of a protected international trade mark (New Zealand), unless and to the extent that—
(a) these regulations provide otherwise; or

(b) any provision of the Trade Marks Regulations or the Act is inconsistent with—
(i) the Madrid Protocol; or
(ii) the Common Regulations.

5 Interpretation

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,—
Act means the Trade Marks Act 2002
case management facility means the case management facility that may be accessed through the Commissioner’s website or web services
Commissioner means the Commissioner of Trade Marks, and includes an Assistant Commissioner of Trade Marks
Common Regulations means the regulations adopted under Article 10 of the Madrid Protocol, with effect from 1 April 1996, as replaced, revised, or amended from time to time
date of publication means the date that the particulars of the international registration designating New Zealand were published in accordance with regulation 15
date of request means, in relation to an international registration designating New Zealand, the date that notification of the request for extension of protection to New Zealand is sent to New Zealand from the International Bureau
holder means the person (whether a natural person or a legal entity) in whose name the international registration is recorded in the International Register
international application means an application to the International Bureau for registration of a trade mark in the International Register
International Bureau means the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organisation
International Register means the register of trade marks maintained by the International Bureau for the purposes of the Madrid Protocol
international registration means the registration of a mark in the International Register
international registration designating New Zealand means an international registration requesting extension of protection to New Zealand under Article 3ter(1) or (2) of the Madrid Protocol
Journal means the Trade Marks Journal
Madrid Protocol means the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks, adopted at Madrid on 27 June 1989, as amended from time to time
protected international trade mark (New Zealand) or protected trade mark means a trade mark that is protected by virtue of regulations 19 and 20, and protection and protected have a corresponding meaning
register means the register of trade marks kept under section 181 of the Act
Trade Marks Regulations means the Trade Marks Regulations 2003.

6 Information or documents must be given through case management facility

(1) In this regulation,—
give means issue, supply, produce, file, send, or give in any other way

information or document means any evidence, application, authority, request, form, certificate, statement, notice, or any other type of information or document that—
(a) is referred to in the Act, the Trade Marks Regulations, and these regulations; and
(b) relates to any international application, international registration designating New Zealand, protected international trade mark (New Zealand), or proceedings.

(2) Any information or document that a person must or may give to the Commissioner pursuant to any provision of the Act, the Trade Marks Regulations, or these regulations must be given to the Commissioner through the case management facility.
(3) Despite subclause (2), if the Commissioner is satisfied that a person is unable to access the case management facility because of any exceptional circumstances beyond the person’s control, the Commissioner may approve other means by which the information or document must be given to the Commissioner.
(4) Any information or document that the Commissioner must or may give to a person pursuant to any provision of the Act, the Trade Marks Regulations, or these regulations may be given to the person through the case management facility.
(5) If the Commissioner gives any information or document to a person by means of the case management facility, the time at which that document or information is given to the person is when the information or document becomes accessible to the person through the case management facility.

Part 1
Preliminary matters

7 Entitlement to protection

(1) An international registration designating New Zealand is, subject to these regulations, entitled to become protected if, had the particulars of the international registration been contained in an application for registration of a trade mark under the Act, that application would have satisfied the requirements of the Act and the Trade Marks Regulations for registration of a trade mark.

(2) In subclause (1), the particulars of the international registration means—
(a) the name of the holder or each holder; and
(b) the information described in regulations 42(b) and (d) and 44(b) to (d) and (g) to (j) of the Trade Marks Regulations.

(3) The requirement in regulation 44(j) of the Trade Marks Regulations is met by the declaration made by the holder of the international registration when designating New Zealand.
Compare: Trade Marks (International Registration) Rules 2000 r 5 (Singapore)

8 No division of international registration

Regulations 49 to 53 and 131A to 131C of the Trade Marks Regulations do not apply to—
(a) an international registration designating New Zealand; or
(b) a protected international trade mark (New Zealand).

9 Effect of protected international trade mark (New Zealand)

(1) The holder of a protected international trade mark (New Zealand) has, subject to these regulations, the same rights and remedies conferred on an owner of a registered trade mark by the Act and the Trade Marks Regulations.
(2) For the purpose of applying section 10 of the Act, the rights conferred on the holder of the protected trade mark take effect on and from the date that the protected trade mark must be treated as being registered under regulation 20(2).
(3) For the purpose of applying sections 5 and 51(a) of the Act, the actual date of registration is the date that the protected trade mark becomes protected.
(4) For the purpose of applying sections 89 to 98 of the Act, references to goods or services in respect of which a trade mark is registered must be treated as references to goods or services in respect of which a protected international trade mark (New Zealand) confers protection in New Zealand.
Compare: Trade Marks (International Registration) Rules 2000 r 6 (Singapore)

10 Holder of international registration may disclaim or limit rights

(1) This regulation applies if a holder of an international registration designating New Zealand, by notice in writing to the Commissioner,—
(a) disclaims any right to the exclusive use of any specified element of the trade mark; or
(b) agrees that the rights conferred in New Zealand by the international registration are subject to a specified territorial or other limitation.

(2) The Commissioner must, on receiving the notice, enter the disclaimer or limitation on the register.
Compare: Trade Marks (International Registration) Rules 2000 r 6(5) (Singapore)

11 Commissioner may enter security interest on register

At the request of a holder of a protected international trade mark (New Zealand), the Commissioner may—
(a) enter on the register a memorandum that relates to the grant of any security interest over that protected trade mark:
(b) alter or remove the entry described in paragraph (a).

12 Priority

(1) Section 36 of the Act entitles the holder of an international registration designating New Zealand to the registration of his or her trade mark in priority to other applicants.
(2) The manner of claiming the priority conferred under section 36 of the Act must be determined in accordance with the Madrid Protocol and the Common Regulations.

(3) The date on which the holder is entitled to priority is—
(a) the date of the international registration, in the case where the request for extension of protection to New Zealand is mentioned in the international application; or
(b) the date on which a request for extension of protection to New Zealand is recorded in the international register, in the case where the request is made subsequent to the international registration.

Compare: Trade Marks (International Registration) Rules 2000 r 10 (Singapore)

Part 2
International registration designating New Zealand

Examination of international registration

13 Commissioner must examine international registration designating New Zealand

(1) On receiving from the International Bureau an international registration designating New Zealand, the Commissioner must examine whether the international registration satisfies the requirements of regulation 7.

(2) If the trade mark that is the subject of the international registration contains or consists of a language other than English or Māori, or a word or words in characters other than Roman,—
(a) the Commissioner may require the holder to file with the Commissioner an English translation or transliteration of each word; and
(b) the Commissioner may require the translation or transliteration to be verified or certified to the Commissioner's satisfaction.

Compare: Trade Marks (International Registration) Rules 2000 r 11 (Singapore)

14 Where Commissioner considers requirements of regulation 7 not met or partially met

(1) If the Commissioner considers that the requirements of regulation 7 are not met, or are met only in relation to some of the goods or services in respect of which protection in New Zealand has been requested, the Commissioner must—
(a) give notification of refusal of the international registration to the International Bureau; and
(b) specify in the notification a period within which the holder may respond.

(2) An extension of time to respond—
(a) may be requested by the holder in accordance with regulation 62 or 62A of the Trade Marks Regulations; but
(b) must be filed with the Commissioner before the expiry of the period in question or any extended period previously granted by the Commissioner.

(3) A holder must file with the Commissioner an address for service in New Zealand when making a response or when requesting an extension of time.
Compare: Trade Marks (International Registration) Rules 2000 r 11(3) (Singapore)

15 Where Commissioner considers requirements of regulation 7 are met

If the Commissioner is satisfied that the requirements of regulation 7 are met in relation to some or all of the goods or services specified in the international registration, the Commissioner must publish the particulars of the international registration designating New Zealand in the Journal.
Compare: Trade Marks (International Registration) Rules 2000 r 12 (Singapore)

Notice of opposition

16 Notice of opposition

(1) This regulation applies instead of regulation 75 of the Trade Marks Regulations and regulation 76 of those regulations does not apply to a notice of opposition filed under this regulation.
(2) A person who opposes the conferral of protection on an international registration designating New Zealand (the opponent) may file with the Commissioner a notice of opposition within 3 months after the date of publication.

(3) The Commissioner may, if requested, extend the deadline for filing a notice of opposition—
(a) by up to 1 month, without the consent of the holder of the international registration; and
(b) by up to 2 months, with the holder's consent.

(4) The Commissioner must not extend the deadline if the request for extension is received after the deadline has expired.

(5) If a notice of opposition is filed, the Commissioner must—
(a) give notification of refusal (based on an opposition) to the International Bureau; and
(b) state in the notification the grounds of the opposition.

Compare: Trade Marks (International Registration) Rules 2000 r 13 (Singapore)

Counter-statement

17 Time for sending counter-statement

(1) This regulation applies instead of regulation 79 of the Trade Marks Regulations.
(2) In this regulation, date of refusal means the date on which the Commissioner gives notification of refusal (based on an opposition) to the International Bureau under regulation 16(5).
(3) A holder of an international registration to whom a notice of opposition has been sent must file with the Commissioner a counter-statement within 2 months after the date of refusal.

(4) To avoid doubt, if the holder fails to comply with subclause (3) in relation to any class of goods or services in respect of which protection is opposed,—
(a) the Commissioner is entitled to treat the holder’s request for protection in New Zealand in respect of those goods or services as withdrawn; and
(b) the Commissioner's refusal applies in respect of those goods or services.

Compare: Trade Marks (International Registration) Rules 2000 r 13(1), (2), (10) (Singapore)

Notifications of refusal

18 Notifications of refusal

(1) Except where refusal is based on an opposition, a notification of refusal must not be given after the expiry of 18 months after the date of request.
(2) If there is any likelihood that notice of opposition may be filed after the expiry of the period of 18 months, the Commissioner must inform the International Bureau accordingly.
(3) A notification of refusal must set out the matters required by Article 5 of the Madrid Protocol and rule 17 of the Common Regulations.

(4) The Commissioner must notify the International Bureau after any final decision is made if—
(a) the holder has responded within the period specified in regulation 14(1) or any extended period allowed under regulation 14(2); or
(b) the holder has filed a counter-statement within the period specified in regulation 17(3) or any extended period allowed under regulation 32 of the Trade Marks Regulations.

(5) For the purpose of this regulation, a final decision is made if—
(a) the Commissioner or the court on appeal from the Commissioner has made a decision on whether the refusal should be upheld in whole or in relation to only some of the goods or services in relation to which protection in New Zealand is requested, and any right of appeal against that decision expires or is exhausted; or
(b) any response or counter-statement is withdrawn; or
(c) the proceedings relating to the refusal are discontinued or abandoned.

Compare: Trade Marks (International Registration) Rules 2000 r 16 (Singapore)

Protection

19 When protections apply to trade mark of international registration designating New Zealand

(1) The protections set out in regulation 20 apply to a trade mark that is the subject of an international registration designating New Zealand if—

(a) the period of 18 months after the date of request has expired and—
(i) notification of refusal has not been given; and
(ii) the International Bureau has not been informed that any notice of opposition may be filed after the expiry of that period; or

(b) after the Commissioner has examined the international registration and published its particulars in the Journal, one of the following events has occurred:
(i) the period of 18 months after the date of request has not expired, but the period after the date of publication for filing a notice of opposition has expired without a notification (based on opposition or otherwise) having been given:
(ii) the period of 18 months after the date of request expires and the period for giving notice of opposition specified in regulation 16(2) (including any extended period) expires without a notice of opposition having been given:

(iii) notification of refusal has been given in respect of some of the goods or services, and the holder—
(A) has not responded within the period specified by the Commissioner under regulation 14(1) (including any extended period); or
(B) has not filed a counter-statement within the period specified in regulation 17(3) (including any extended period); or
(C) has informed the Commissioner that the holder does not intend to respond or file a counter-statement:

(iv) notification of refusal has been given in respect of all or some of the goods or services and the Commissioner notifies the International Bureau in accordance with regulation 18(4) that a final decision has been made to the effect that refusal is withdrawn, or withdrawn in respect of some of the goods or services.

(2) As soon as possible after the time when the protections set out in regulation 20 first apply to an international registration designating New Zealand, the Commissioner must notify the International Bureau that the international registration designating New Zealand is granted protection in New Zealand.
(3) In this regulation, goods and services means goods and services in respect of which protection in New Zealand has been requested.
Compare: Trade Marks (International Registration) Rules 2000 r 17 (Singapore)

20 Protections

(1) The protections referred to in regulation 19 are that—
(a) the trade mark that is the subject of the request for protection must be protected as a protected international trade mark (New Zealand); and
(b) in a case where a refusal applies in respect of some of the goods or services in respect of which protection in New Zealand has been requested, protection must apply only in relation to the remaining goods or services.

(2) A trade mark that is protected must be treated as being registered under the Act on and from—
(a) the date of the international registration, in the case where the request for extension of protection to New Zealand is mentioned in the international application; or
(b) the date on which a request for extension of protection to New Zealand is recorded in the international register, in the case where the request is made subsequent to the international registration.

(3) Subclause (2) is subject to regulation 30.

Revocation and invalidity

21 Revocation and invalidity

(1) The Commissioner must notify the International Bureau if a protected international trade mark (New Zealand) is cancelled, altered, or rectified to any extent.

(2) For the purposes of applying sections 65 to 68 and 73 and 74 of the Act,—
(a) the reference in section 66(1A) of the Act to the actual date of registration must be treated as a reference to the date the protected international trade mark (New Zealand) became protected; and
(b) the reference in section 7 of the Act to the form in which a trade mark was registered must be treated as a reference to the form in which it is protected; and
(c) references in section 68(1) of the Act to goods or services in respect of which the trade mark is registered must be treated as references to those in respect of which it is protected; and
(d) references in sections 65 to 68 of the Act to the registration of a trade mark being revoked must be treated as references to the protection of a protected international trade mark (New Zealand) being revoked; and
(e) references in sections 73 and 74 of the Act to the registration of a trade mark being declared invalid must be treated as references to the protection of a protected international trade mark (New Zealand) being declared invalid; and
(f) the reference in section 73(2) of the Act to “after its registration” must be treated as a reference to the date the protected international trade mark (New Zealand) became protected and the reference to “deemed date of its registration” must be treated as a reference to the date it is treated, under regulation 20(2), as being registered.

Compare: Trade Marks (International Registration) Rules 2000 r 18 (Singapore)

22 Where, to any extent, protection is cancelled, revoked, declared invalid, altered, or rectified

(1) The Commissioner must notify the International Bureau if the protection of a protected international trade mark (New Zealand) is, to any extent, cancelled, revoked, declared invalid, altered, or rectified.

(2) If the protection is revoked to any extent, the rights of the holder are deemed to have ceased to exist to that extent—
(a) after the date of the application for revocation; or
(b) if the Commissioner or the court is satisfied that the grounds for revocation existed at an earlier date, after that date.

(3) If the protection is declared invalid to any extent, the trade mark is deemed never to have been a protected international trade mark (New Zealand) to that extent.
(4) Subclause (3) does not affect any transactions past and closed on the date that the declaration of invalidity is recorded in the International Register.
Compare: Trade Marks (International Registration) Rules 2000 r 18(4) (Singapore)

Importation of infringing goods

23 Importation of infringing goods

For the purpose of applying subpart 3 of Part 4 of the Act, references to a registered trade mark must be treated as references to a protected international trade mark (New Zealand).
Compare: Trade Marks (International Registration) Rules 2000 r 21 (Singapore)

Offences

24 Offences

For the purpose of applying sections 120 to 124 of the Act,—
(a) references to a registered trade mark must be treated as references to a protected international trade mark (New Zealand); and
(b) references to goods or services for which a trade mark is registered must be treated as references to goods or services in respect of which a protected international trade mark (New Zealand) confers protection in New Zealand.

Compare: Trade Marks (International Registration) Rules 2000 r 22 (Singapore)

25 Offences relating to false representation of trade mark apply to protected international trade mark (New Zealand)

For the purpose of applying sections 186(1) and (2) of the Act,—
(a) references in section 186(1)(a) and (b) to a registered trade mark must be treated as references to a protected international trade mark (New Zealand); and
(b) the reference in section 186(1)(c) to registration of a trade mark must be treated as a reference to the protection conferred on a protected international trade mark (New Zealand).

Compare: Trade Marks (International Registration) Rules 2000 r 23 (Singapore)

Part 3
Transformation of international registration into national application

26 Definitions

In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires,—
transformation application means the application described in regulation 27(2)
transformation date means the date that the transformation application is made.

27 Transformation application

(1) This regulation applies when an international registration designating New Zealand is cancelled at the request of the Office of origin under Article 6(4) of the Madrid Protocol in respect of all or some of the goods or services listed in the registration.
(2) The holder may make an application to the Commissioner for registration in New Zealand of the same trade mark in respect of the goods or services listed in the international registration.

(3) The application must be made within 3 months after the date on which the international registration was cancelled and must include the following information:
(a) the international registration number of the trade mark:
(b) the date of cancellation of the international registration:
(c) whether the transformation request relates to all the goods and services listed in the international registration and, if not, a list of goods and services to which the transformation request relates and their respective class numbers:
(d) an address for service in New Zealand if the international registration did not have one.

(4) In this regulation, holder means the person who was the holder of the international registration immediately before its cancellation.
Compare: Trade Marks (International Registration) Rules 2000 r 24 (Singapore)

28 Date of registration of trade mark registered pursuant to transformation application

A trade mark registered pursuant to a transformation application must be treated as if it were registered—
(a) on the date of the international registration in accordance with Article 3(4) of the Madrid Protocol; or
(b) if the request for extension of protection to New Zealand was made subsequent to the international registration, on the date that request is recorded in accordance with Article 3ter(2) of the Madrid Protocol.

Compare: Trade Marks (International Registration) Rules 2000 r 24(3) (Singapore)

29 Procedure on transformation application

(1) If a protected international trade mark (New Zealand) became protected on or before the transformation date, the trade mark must be registered under the Act.

(2) If an international registration designating New Zealand has not become protected by the transformation date and its particulars have been published under regulation 15,—
(a) the Commissioner must treat the publication of its particulars as the publication of the transformation application under section 46 of the Act; and
(b) the Commissioner must treat any opposition to its protection under regulation 16 as an opposition to its registration under section 47 of the Act, and the Trade Marks Regulations apply subject to any modifications that the Commissioner considers necessary.

(3) If the particulars of the international registration designating New Zealand have not been published under regulation 15 by the transformation date and the Commissioner has given a notification of refusal under regulation 14(1), the Commissioner must for the purposes of the transformation application treat the notification of refusal as a notice issued by the Commissioner to the applicant under section 41 of the Act.
Compare: Trade Marks (International Registration) Rules 2000 r 25 (Singapore)

Part 4
Replacement of registration by international registration

30 Effects of international registration where trade mark is also registered under Act

(1) This regulation applies if—
(a) a registered trade mark is also a protected international trade mark (New Zealand), or an international registration designating New Zealand (international registration); and
(b) the owner of the registered trade mark is the holder of the protected trade mark or the international registration; and
(c) all the goods or services in respect of which the registered trade mark is registered are protected under the protected trade mark or specified in the international registration; and

(d) the date of registration of the registered trade mark is earlier than—
(i) the date specified in regulation 20(2) in relation to the protected trade mark; or
(ii) the date the international registration is registered in the International Register.

(2) The protected trade mark or international registration must, despite regulation 20(2), be treated as being registered under the Act as of the date of registration of the registered trade mark in relation to all the goods or services in respect of which the registered trade mark was registered.
(3) For the purposes of determining whether the protected trade mark or international registration has priority, it must be treated as having the date of application of the registered trade mark in relation to all the goods or services in respect of which the registered trade mark was registered, taking account (where appropriate) of the priorities claimed in respect of the registered trade mark.

(4) Where the conditions specified in subclause (1) are satisfied in relation to a trade mark, subclauses (2) and (3) must—
(a) continue to apply in respect of the protected trade mark or international registration even if the registered trade mark lapses or is cancelled; but
(b) cease to apply if it is, to any extent, cancelled (other than voluntarily), revoked, declared invalid, altered, or rectified.

(5) The Commissioner must,—
(a) on the application of the holder of the protected trade mark or international registration, note in the register that the international registration replaces the registered trade mark in relation to the goods or services in respect of which the registered trade mark was registered; and
(b) notify the International Bureau in accordance with rule 25 of the Common Regulations.

(6) An application under subclause (5) must include the following information:
(a) the number of the protected trade mark or international registration:
(b) the New Zealand trade mark registration number:
(c) the full name of the holder:
(d) the name and address of the agent (if any).

(7) The provisions of this regulation are without prejudice to any right or remedy conferred on any person in respect of the registered trade mark.

Part 5
International applications originating in New Zealand

31 Outline of this Part

This Part makes provision for applications for international registration of trade marks that are to be filed with the International Bureau through the intermediary of the Commissioner.

32 Eligibility to apply for international registration

(1) A person who is an owner of a registered trade mark or an applicant for registration of a trade mark may apply for international registration of the trade mark.

(2) The person must—
(a) be a New Zealand citizen; or
(b) be domiciled in New Zealand; or
(c) have a real and effective industrial or commercial establishment in New Zealand.

(3) Two or more persons may jointly apply for international registration of a trade mark as allowed by rule 8 of the Common Regulations.

33 Application for international registration

(1) An application for international registration must—
(a) comply with the requirements of the Madrid Protocol; and
(b) be filed with the International Bureau through the intermediary of the Commissioner.

(2) For the purpose of subclause (1)(b), the application must be submitted to the Commissioner by using the application facility that may be accessed through the Commissioner's website or web services.

34 Functions of Commissioner

(1) The Commissioner must perform the functions, under the Madrid Protocol, of the Office of origin in relation to—
(a) the application; and
(b) if the application results in an international registration, the international registration.

(2) The Commissioner must—
(a) check the application; and
(b) certify that the information in the application corresponds with the information held by the Commissioner in respect of the application for registration of the trade mark (the basic application) or the registration of the trade mark (the basic registration), as the case requires.

(3) If the application results in an international registration, the Commissioner must notify the International Bureau if the basic application or the basic registration is withdrawn, limited, cancelled, abandoned, removed, rejected, or expires or otherwise ceases to have effect in respect of some or all of the goods or services listed in the international registration,—
(a) within 5 years after the date of the international registration; or
(b) after that time, if the action that resulted in the basic application or the basic registration being so affected began before the end of that 5-year period.

35 Time limit for Commissioner to send application to International Bureau

The Commissioner must take all reasonable steps to ensure that the application is received by the International Bureau within 2 months after the date on which it is filed.

36 Notification to International Bureau

After submitting an application for international registration, the Commissioner must request that the International Bureau cancel the international registration as regards those goods or services covered by the international application in respect of which the basic application or basic registration has ceased to have effect because of an event listed in regulation 34(3).

Part 6
Miscellaneous provisions

37 Evidence of certain matters relating to international registration

(1) In all legal proceedings relating to a protected trade mark, the registration of a person as the holder of the protected trade mark is prima facie evidence of the validity of the original international registration and of any subsequent assignment or other transmission of it.

(2) Judicial notice must be taken of the following:
(a) the Madrid Protocol and the Common Regulations; and
(b) a copy of an entry in the International Register issued by the International Bureau; and
(c) a copy of the periodical gazette published by the International Bureau.

(3) Any document mentioned in subclause (2)(b) or (c) must be admissible as evidence of any instrument or other act of the International Bureau thereby communicated.
(4) Evidence of any instrument issued by the International Bureau or any entry in or extract from that instrument may be given in any legal proceedings by production of a copy, and any document purporting to be such a copy must be received in evidence.
(5) In this regulation, legal proceedings includes proceedings before the Commissioner.

38 Agents

Any act required or authorised by these regulations to be done by or to a person in connection with a request for protection of an international registration as a protected international trade mark (New Zealand), or any procedure relating to a protected international trade mark (New Zealand), may be done by or to an agent authorised by that person in accordance with regulation 22 of the Trade Marks Regulations.

39 Communication of information to International Bureau

Despite any enactment or rule of law, the Commissioner may communicate to the International Bureau any information that New Zealand is required to communicate by virtue of these regulations or pursuant to the Madrid Protocol or the Common Regulations.

Michael Webster,for Clerk of the Executive Council.

Explanatory note

This note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general effect.
These regulations, which come into force on 10 December 2012, give effect to New Zealand's obligations under the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks.

Issued under the authority of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989.
Date of notification in Gazette: 8 November 2012.
These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment.