New Trade Marks Practice Guideline - Major Events Management (World Rowing Championships 2010) Order 2009

The Absolute Grounds General (section 17) practice guidelines have been updated to incorporate the Major Events Management (World Rowing Championships 2010) Order 2009. New clause 3.1.9.1.2 has been inserted as set out below:

3.1.9.1.2 Major Events Management (World Rowing Championships 2010) Order 2009

The World Rowing Championships 2010 was declared to be a major event, of which the major event organiser is Karapiro 2010 Limited, pursuant to section 7 of the Major Events Management Act 2007.

The Major Events Management (World Rowing Championships 2010) Order 2009 came into force on 18 January 2010. That Order provides that the protection period for the World Rowing Championships 2010 is from 18 January 2010 ending on 30 November 2010.

Schedules 1 and 2 of the Order respectively set out the emblem and words that are declared to be the major event emblem and words for the protection period of the World Rowing Championships 2010

Schedule 1 of the Order states:

The major event emblem is as depicted below, or as depicted below but in a different colour or without any of the words or letters included in the emblem depicted.

Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Order declares the following combinations of words to be protected:

World Rowing Championships 2010
FISA World Rowing Championships

Part 2 of Schedule 2 of the Order states:

Words if combined with other words

The word or words in an item in column A if used in combination with the words in an item in column B.