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3.4.2 Multiple or partial series convention claims

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An applicant who applies to register a series of trade marks in a single application may claim convention priority for one or more marks in the series and not for the other mark(s) in the series. For example:

NZ filing date: 24 January 2003
Trade marks (3): LICK EMS, LICK'EMS, LICK-EMS
Class: 30
Specification: ice cream and ices

2 Priority(s)

	Country	Priority Date	Priority Number	Class	Claims

Covention Priority	United States	28 Aug 2011	XXXXXX	30	Convention priority claimed for the first mark in the series.

	Country	Priority Date	Priority Number	Class	Claims

Covention Priority	Australia	17 Sep 2011	XXXXXX	30	Convention priority claimed for the second mark in the series.

Please Note: the first mark in the series is considered to be the first mark as shown in the Bibliographical Data in Ptolemy.

An applicant may also claim convention priority for those marks in the series, where the convention priority claim(s) relate to part(s) of the specification only. For example:

NZ filing date: 5 February 2003
Trade marks (3): SOMNOPAK, SOMNO-PAK, SomnoPak
Class: 35
Specification: retail of cosmetics, toiletries, pharmaceuticals and cameras

3 Priority(s)

	Country	Priority Date	Priority Number	Class	Claims

Convention Priority	United States	10 Oct 2011	XXXXXX	35	Convention priority claimed for the first mark in the series for retail of pharmaceuticals.

	Country	Priority Date	Priority Number	Class	Claims

Convention Priority	France	28 Nov 2011	XXXXXX	35	Convention priority claimed for the first mark in the series for retail of cosmetics and toiletries.

	Country	Priority Date	Priority Number	Class	Claims

Convention Priority	Ecuador	18 Dec 2011	XXXXXX	35	Convention priority claimed for the third mark in the series for retail of cosmetics, toiletries, pharmaceuticals and cameras.

Please Note: the first mark in the series is considered to be the first mark as shown in the Bibliographical Data in Ptolemy.

The applicant must clearly specify in its New Zealand application the priority date, convention country, trade mark and goods/services that apply to each convention priority claim.¹⁹

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¹⁹Regulation 47 of the Regulations

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3.4.2 Multiple or partial series convention claims

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