Examination of collective or certification marks

(1) When an application is made for the registration of a collective or certification mark, the Registrar shall, in addition to the other examinations of the application that is required to be made by the Act and these Regulations, examine the application and accompanying regulations to ensure that they comply with Schedules I and II to the Act. marks. (2) The regulations accompanying the application must be examined to ensure that– (a) the common characteristics or common quality of the goods or services to which the collective or certification mark is to be applied is set out in sufficient detail to identify the common characteristics or quality; (b) the regulations contain the conditions and restrictions under which the collective or certification mark can be used; 22 Trade Marks (c) the regulations state that the owner of the collective or certification mark can receive samples of any goods, or inspect the delivery of any of the services, associated with the collective mark, or inspect, during normal business hours, the place of manufacture of the goods or the place where the services are performed, to ensure that the common characteristics or common quality is being maintained; and (d) the regulations contain some means by which the owner of the collective or certification mark can prevent its use if anyone uses it in contravention of the conditions governing its use. Opposition to registration