๐ธ With the implementation of the 2019 Act, certain sections of the Trade Descriptions Act have been included in the 2019 Act which governs for offences pertaining trademarks. Depending on the status of the applicant, the fine for a bad faith application is penalize on a per goods/services basis
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๐๏ธ Trademark will be legally recognized as oneโs personal or movable property which may be subject of a security interest or charge. This simple means that a valuable trademark may now be charged to bank as collateral for financial loan and other financial benefits (terms and conditions apply
โน๏ธ Absolute grounds of refusal refers to a contravention of Section 10 of the old Act and Section 23 of the 2019 Act. These sections simply refer to distinctiveness of a trademark whereby a trademark shall not be descriptive and geographical indicative which capable to distinguish itself from
๐ Under the old law, a trademark application may be โobjectedโ on absolute and relative grounds for two counts, and applicant must undergo the first stage appeal, and second hearing stage (if the first stage objection is maintained) in order to proceed further with their application. Under
๐ Applicants now are able to lodge a multi-classification application under a single trademark application which was not available previously. With the introduction of multi-class application, the new law also provides for division to divide a multi-class application to single class, as well as
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