CHAPTER II SERVICE AND CERTIFICATION MARKS
Section 80 The provision concerning trademarks shall apply to service marks mutatis mutandis and the word “goods” in those provisions shall mean “services”
Section 81 Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, the provisions concerning trademarks shall apply to certification marks mutatis mutandis.
Section 82 The applicant for registration of a certification mark, in addition to complying with the provisions on registration of trademarks, shall:-
(1) submit the regulations on use of the certification mark together with the application for registration and
(2) demonstrate an ability to certify the characteristics of the goods or services as provided in the regulations under (1).
The regulations under (1) shall indicate the origin, composition, method of production, quality or other characteristics which are to be certified including the rule, procedures and conditions for authorizing use of the certification mark.
Section 83 The Registrar may require the applicant for registration of a certification mark to amend the regulations on use of the certification mark as he may think fit within sixty days of the date of receipt of the order and shall in writing promptly notify the applicant of the order with the grounds therefor. Section 18 and 19 shall apply to appeals against orders of the Registrar mutatis mutandis.
Section 84 If the Registrar is of the opinion that the applicant for registration of a certification mark does not have sufficient ability to certify the characteristics of the goods or services as provided in the regulations on use of the certification mark or that registration of the certification mark would not be in the public interest, the Registrar shall refuse registration and shall in writing promptly notify the applicant of the order with the grounds of the refuse. Sections 18 and 19 shall apply to appeals against orders of the Registrar mutatis mutandis.
Section 85 In the publication of an application for registration of a certification mark, the Registrar shall indicate the essential elements of the regulations on use of the certification mark.
Section 86 The owner of a registered certification mark may apply to amend the regulations on use of the certification mark provided the public interest is not thereby affected.
Amendments under the first paragraph shall comply with the rules and procedures prescribed in the Ministerial Regulations.
Section 87 If the Registrar is that an amendment of the regulations under Section 86 are acceptable, the Registrar shall order the registration and the publication of the essential elements of the regulations as amended.
The Registrar shall in writing notify the owner of the certification mark of the order to advertise the amendment under the first paragraph without delay.
Section 88 If the Registrar is of the opinion that the regulations as amended under Section 86 are not acceptable, the Registrar shall refuse registration and in writing promptly notify the owner of the certification mark giving the grounds therefor,.
Section 89 The owner of the certification mark or any person who has been or will be prejudiced by an order of the Registrar under Section 87 or 88 may appeal the order to the Board within ninety days from the date of publication under Section 87 or from the date of receipt of the Registrar’s order under Section 88, as the case may be.
The decision of the Board under the first paragraph shall be final.
Section 90 The owner of a registered certification mark may not use the mark on his own goods or services and may not license other persons to act as certifier by authorizing the use of the certification mark.
Section 91 The authorization of others to use a certification mark for goods or services shall be in writing and signed by the owner of the certification mark.
Section 92 The right to a registered certification mark may be transferred when:-
(1) the transferred has been approved by the Registrar on a showing by the transferee that he has sufficient ability to certify the characteristics of the goods or services as indicated in the regulations on use of the certification mark,
(2) the transfer is in writing, and
(3) is registered by the Registrar.
In cases where the Registrar does not give approval or refuses to register the transfer, Section 84 shall apply mutatis mutandis.
Applications for approval to transfer rights and for registration of the transfer under the first paragraph shall comply with the rules and procedures prescribed in the Ministerial Regulations.
Section 93 The right to certification mark shall terminate when the owner dies or loses its status of a juristic person.