Act 17

Trademarks Act

2010

Section.
23. Restriction on registration.
24. Saving in respect of use of name, address or description of goods
or services.
25. Prohibition of registration of identical and resembling trademarks.
26. Application for registration of identical or resembling trademarks.
27. Concurrent use.
28. Status of trademarks removed from the register.
29. Associated trademarks.
30. Series of trademarks.
31. Rights and exception of assignment, licensing and transmission of
trademarks relating to goods or services.
32. Certain trademarks to be associated so as to be assignable as a whole.
33. Registration of assignments and transmission.

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PART IV—EFFECT OF REGISTRATION AND THE
ACTION FOR INFRINGEMENT
No action for unregistered trademark.
Passing off.
Rights given by registration of goods in Part A and infringement.
Rights given by registration of services in Part A and
infringement.
Rights given by registration of goods in Part B and infringement.
Rights given by registration of services in Part B and
infringement.
Infringement by breach of certain restrictions.
Saving of rights.
Words used as name or description of an article or substance.
Words used as name or description of an activity.
Protection of marks registered in a country of origin.
Removal of trademark from register on proof of prior registration
in country of origin.
PART V—USE AND NON-USE OF A TRADEMARK OR
SERVICE MARK.

46. Removal from register and imposition of limitations on ground of
non-use.
47. Defensive registration of trademarks relating to goods or services.
48. Removal of defensive trademarks from the register.

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