Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated RegulationsIn these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:
"ACCC" means the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission established under the Trade Practices Act 1974 .
"accredited course of study" means a course of study that is accredited by the Board under regulation 20.2A of the Patents Regulations 1991 .
"Act" means the Trade Marks Act 1995 .
"certificate of verification" means a statement:
(a) that a document to which the statement relates:
(i) has been translated by a person who is proficient in both the language from which the document has been translated into English and English; and
(ii) is a true and complete translation of the accompanying document to the best of the knowledge of the person who signs the statement; and
(b) that is dated and signed.
"earlier application" , in relation to an application for the registration of a trade mark for which a right of priority is claimed, means an application for the registration of that trade mark in a Convention country:
(a) that was filed, at the trade marks office (or its equivalent) of that Convention country, before the application for which the right of priority is claimed; and
(b) on which the claim for the right of priority is based.
"International Register" has the meaning given by regulation 17A.2.
"international registration" has the meaning given by regulation 17A.2.
"IRDA" has the meaning given by regulation 17A.2.
"Madrid Protocol" means the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement concerning the International Registration of Marks, as signed at Madrid on 28 June 1989.
"month" , for a period with a length expressed in months, has the meaning given by regulation 2.2.
"priority date" , for a trade mark that is the subject of an IRDA or a protected international trade mark, has the meaning given by regulation 17A.3.
"protected international trade mark" has the meaning given by regulation 17A.2.
"Record of International Registrations" has the meaning given by regulation 17A.2.