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6. The merger process
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Where an application for merger is accepted, the separate trade mark applications or registrations will be merged into the header file. The header file is the lowest number of the trade mark application or registration. The header file will show the current status of the applications or registrations, for example, “examination” or “registered”.
Each application or registration merged into a header file will appear on the IPONZ database as “merged” in the “current status” field. The relevant numbers of the header file and the merged files will appear on the IPONZ database in the “related trade marks” field of both the merged files and the header file.
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