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Section 20 Trade Marks Act 1999 requires ADVERTISEMENT of accepted applications. The advertisement is published in:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C.
1. Section 20(1) Trade Marks Act 1999: 'When an application for registration of a trade mark has been accepted, whether absolutely or subject to conditions or limitations, the Registrar shall, as soon as may be after acceptance, cause the application as accepted together with the conditions or limitations, if any, subject to which it has been accepted, to be advertised in the prescribed manner.'
2. Rule 41 Trade Marks Rules 2017: advertisement in the TRADE MARKS JOURNAL (online publication by Registry).
3. Article 21 provides for 4 months from advertisement for filing opposition.
4. Hence option B is correct.
_Source: Patents Act 1970 / Copyright Act 1957 / Trade Marks Act 1999 — Trade Marks Act 1999, Section 20; Trade Marks Rules 2017, Rule 41_
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