Duty to refuse

(1) Subject to subrule (3), the Registrar shall refuse to accept any application for the registration of a mark upon which any of the following appear– (a) the words “standard”, “patent”, “patented”, “industrial design” or “copyright”; (b) the Royal Arms, Royal Crest or Royal Standard; (c) the arms or crest or any member of the Royal Family; (d) any word or symbol likely to lead to the belief that the goods or services in the application have received or are produced, sold or 16 Trade Marks performed under royal, vice-regal or governmental patronage or authority; (e) the arms, crest or flag adopted and used at any time by Belize; (f) the words “Red Cross” or “Geneva Cross” or representation of the Geneva Cross in red on a white ground or the Swiss Federal Cross in white or silver on a red ground as protected by the Geneva Convention of 1949; (g) the heraldic emblem of the Red Crescent on a white ground as protected by the Geneva Convention of 1949; (h) the Red Lion and Sun used by Iran and protected by the Geneva Convention of 1949; (i) the name representation of any person; (j) any marks referred to in sections 36, 62, or 63 of the Act and not included within paragraphs (a) to (i) of this subrule. (2) The Registrar shall give notice in the Gazette of all marks the registration of which is prohibited pursuant to paragraph (j) of subrule (1). (3) Except a mark referred to in paragraph (a) of subrule (1), the Registrar may register a mark otherwise prohibited for registration under this rule, if consent to the registration is given by or on behalf of His Majesty or such other person, society, authority or organization as is protected against unauthorized registration by the Act or this rule. Trade Marks 17 Description of Goods or Services