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3.1.2.3 Marks containing a lion and sun device

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Where a mark contains a device of a lion and a sun similar to that described in section 8(1)(c) of the Geneva Conventions Act 1958, or contains the words RED LION AND SUN, the examiner should raise concerns that the mark is not registrable under section 17(1)(b) of the Act, with reference to sections 8(1)(c) and 8(1)(e) of the Geneva Conventions Act 1958.


Last updated 27 June 2008

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