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Part V · Chapter XIX Marks and Trade Names

106. Requirements of application

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

(1)

An application for registration of a mark shall be made to the Director-General in the prescribed form and shall contain —

(a)

a request for the registration of the mark ;

(b)

the name, address of the applicant and, if he is resident outside Sri Lanka, a postal address for service in Sri Lanka ;

(c)

five copies of a representation of the mark ;

(d)

a clear and complete list of the particular goods or services in respect of which registration of the mark is requested, with an indication of the corresponding class or classes in the international classification, as may be prescribed.

(2)

Where the application is filed through an agent, it shall be accompanied by a power of attorney granted to such agent by the applicant.