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7.8 Voluntary cancellation of the cited mark
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Where a registered mark has been raised as a citation against an application, the applicant may decide to enter into negotiations with the owner of the cited mark, in the attempt to persuade that owner to cancel its registration.
The owner of a registered trade mark may request the cancellation of its registration pursuant to section 61 of the Act. Please refer to Practice guideline 12, Amendments to Trade Mark Applications.
IPONZ will withdraw the citation if the registration of the cited mark is cancelled.
It is the responsibility of the applicant to advise IPONZ once the registration of the cited mark has been cancelled.
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