Clause 1
This Act is the Intellectual Property (Amendment) Act 2022 and comes into operation on a date that the Minister appoints by notification in the Gazette.
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Intellectual Property (Amendment) Bill
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Part 1
AMENDMENT OF GEOGRAPHICALINDICATIONS ACT 2014
Clause 2
Subclause
“(3A) An application to the Registrar for rectification is subject to the rules mentioned in section 84(2)(ea).”; and
Clause 3
Subclause
“(3) Subsection (2) is subject to the rules mentioned in section 84(2)(ea).”.
Clause 4
Subclause
“(3A) Where the application for renewal is made within the second‑mentioned prescribed period in subsection (3) after the date of expiry of the registration, the fees payable are the prescribed renewal fee and the prescribed post‑expiration renewal fee.”.
Clause 5
The Geographical Indications Act 2014 is amended by renumbering section 54 as subsection (1) of that section, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following subsection:“(2) Subsection (1) is subject to the rules mentioned in section 84(2)(ea).”.
Subclause
“(2) Subsection (1) is subject to the rules mentioned in section 84(2)(ea).”.
Clause 6
Section 84(2) of the Geographical Indications Act 2014 is amended by inserting, immediately after paragraph (e), the following paragraph:“(ea)to enable the Registrar to publish
(i)
an application to rectify an error or omission in the register; and(ii)a request to amend an application, a notice or other document,and to provide for the making of objections to the rectification or amendment by a person claiming to be affected by it;”.