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Appendix 3: Honest Concurrent use checklist
10a Overcoming a citation
1. Introduction
2. Methods that will not overcome a citation
3. Consent
4. Honest concurrent use
5. Other special circumstances
6. Restricting the specification of goods and services
7. Other methods of overcoming a citation
Appendix 1: Sample statutory declaration
Appendix 2: Sample letter of consent
Appendix 3: Honest Concurrent use checklist
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10a Overcoming a citation
1. Introduction
2. Methods that will not overcome a citation
2.1 Prior use
2.2 Notice
3. Consent
3.1 General letter of consent
4. Honest concurrent use
4.1 Form of evidence
4.1.1 Exhibits
4.2 Extent of use
4.3 Assessing whether use exists
4.3.1 The extent of use in duration, area and volume
4.3.2 The degree of confusion likely between the marks ...
4.3.3 Whether any instances of confusion have in fact ...
4.3.4 The honesty or otherwise of the concurrent use
4.3.5 Relative inconvenience to parties
4.4 Advertisement of honest concurrent use applicants
5. Other special circumstances
6. Restricting the specification of goods and services
6.1 Deleting goods or services
6.2 Adding a positive limitation
6.3 Excluding particular goods or services
6.3.1 Excluding goods or services leading to confusion
6.3.2 Excluding goods or services not in specification
6.4 Restricting the specification of the cited mark
7. Other methods of overcoming a citation
7.1 Convincing IPONZ deception or confusion is unlikely
7.1.1 Where the owner of the cited mark is the same ...
7.1.2 Address details
7.2 Division of the application
7.3 Withdrawal of the cited mark
7.4 Abandonment of the cited mark
7.5 Assignment
7.6 Opposition of the cited mark
7.7 Removed marks
7.8 Voluntary cancellation of the cited mark
7.9 Cancellation, revocation or invalidation of the ...
Appendix 1: Sample statutory declaration
Appendix 2: Sample letter of consent
Appendix 3: Honest Concurrent use checklist
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