# British North America Act 1949, Paragraph 21


(1) Canada will provide that the registration of a trade mark under the laws of Newfoundland prior to the date of Union shall have the same force and effect in the Province of Newfoundland as if the Union had not been made, and all rights and privileges acquired under or by virtue thereof may continue to be exercised or enjoyed in the Province of Newfoundland as if the Union had not been made.
(2) The laws of Newfoundland existing at the date of Union shall continue to apply in respect of applications for the registration of trade marks under the laws of Newfoundland pending at the date of Union and any trade marks registered upon such applications shall, for the purposes of this Term, be deemed to have been registered under the laws of Newfoundland prior to the date of Union.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/12-13-14/22/schedule/paragraph/21 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/british-north-america-act-1949/schedule/paragraph-21
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