14. Rectification

An application for rectification must contain the following information:

• The applicant’s name and address for service;
• If the applicant has an agent, the agent’s name;
• A description or representation of the trade mark to which the application for rectification relates;
• The number of the registration of the trade mark to which the application for rectification relates;
• The class or classes to which the application for rectification relates;
• The extent to which rectification is sought;
• The grounds for rectification;
• In the case of an application by a person who is not the owner of the trade mark, a statement of the basis on which the applicant claims to be a person who has an interest for the purposes of section 76 (1) of the Act.

A counter-statement to an application for rectification must include the following information:

• The owner’s name and address for service;
• If the owner has an agent, the agent’s name;
• A response to the applicant’s grounds for rectification, by admitting, denying or claiming lack of knowledge or, each assertion made in the grounds for rectification;
• A brief statement of the facts on which the owner relies in support of the registration.