Act 17

Trademarks Act

2010

Section.
49. Permitted user.
50. Variation or cancellation of registration as a registered user.
51. Notification of registration as registered user and or application
for variation or cancellation of the registration.
52. Registrar’s decision under section 54 and 55 subject to appeal.
53. Proposed use of trademark by corporation to be construed.
54. Use of one of associated or substantially identical trademark
equivalent to use of another.
55. Use of trademark for export trade.
56. Use of trademark after change in form of trade connection.
PART VI—LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AND APPEALS.
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Power of registrar to award costs.
Registration to be prima facie evidence of validity.
Certificate of validity.
Trade usage, etc. to be considered.
Registrar’s appearance in proceedings involving rectification.
Court’s power to review registration.
Procedure in case of option to apply to court or registrar.
Payment of costs by the registrar.
Security of costs.
Powers of court on appeal.
Chief Justice to make rules of procedure.

PART VII—EVIDENCE.
68. Mode of giving evidence.
69. Evidence of entries in register.
70. Evidence of entries made or of things done by the registrar.
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PART VIII—OFFENCES.
Forging or counterfeiting trade mark
Falsification of entries in register.
Falsely representing a trademark as registered.
Falsifying or unlawful removal of a registered trademark.
Falsely applying a registered trademark.
Manufacture and possession of dye etc for use in commission of
offence.
Selling etc goods with false marks.

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