Act 17
Trademarks Act
2010
(4) A person aggrieved by the decision of the registrar under this
section may appeal to the court.
30. Series of trademarks.
(1) Where a person who claims to be the owner of several
trademarks, in respect of the same goods or services or the same
description of goods or services, seeks to register those trademarks
and the trademarks resemble each other and the material particulars
differ in respect of—
(a) statements of the goods or services in relation to which they
are respectively used or proposed to be used;
(b) statements of number, price, quality or names of places;
(c) other matter of a non-distinctive character which do not
substantially affect the identity of the trademark; or
(d) colour,
the trademarks may be registered as a series in one registration.
(2) All trademarks registered under subsection (1) shall be taken
to be and shall be registered as associated trademarks.
(3) On application made in the prescribed manner by the
registered owner of two or more trademarks registered as associated
trademarks, the registrar may dissolve the association if he or she is
satisfied that there would be no likelihood of deception or confusion
being caused if that trademark were used by another person in
relation to any of the goods or services in respect of which it is
registered and may amend the register accordingly.
(4) A person aggrieved by the decision of the registrar shall
appeal to the court.
31. Rights and exception of assignment, licensing and
transmission of trademarks relating to goods or services.
(1) A registered trademark relating to goods or services is
assignable and transmissible in connection with the goodwill of a
business or not.
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