Rev. 2009]
Trade Marks
CAP. 506
of a person in Part A of the register as the proprietor of a trade mark
if valid gives to that person the exclusive right to the use of the trade
mark in relation to the goods or in connection with the provision of any
services and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing that
right is infringed by any person who, not being the proprietor of the
trade mark or a registered user thereof using by way of permitted use,
uses a mark identical with or so nearly resembling it as to be likely to
deceive or cause confusion in the course of trade or in connection with
the provision of any services in respect of which it is registered, and in
such manner as to render the use of the mark likely to(a) be taken either as being used as a trade mark;
(b) be taken in a case in which the use is upon the goods or in
physical relation thereto or in an advertising circular or other
advertisement issued to the public, as importing a reference
to some person having the right either as proprietor or as
licensee to use the trade mark or goods with which such a
person is connected in the course of trade;
(c) be taken in a case where the use is use at or near the
place where the services are available for acceptance or
performed or in an advertising circular or other advertisement
issued to the public or any part thereof, as importing a
reference to some person having the right either as proprietor
or as licensee to use the trade mark or to services with the
provision of which such a person as aforesaid is connected
in the course of business;
(d) cause injury or prejudice to the proprietor or licensee of
the trade mark.
(2) The right to the use of a trade mark given by registration
shall be subject to any conditions or limitations entered on the register,
and shall not be deemed to be infringed by the use of any such mark
in any mode, in relation to goods to be sold or otherwise traded in any
place, in relation to goods to be exported to any market or services for
use or available for acceptance in any place or country, or in any other
circumstances, to which, having regard to any such limitations, the
registration does not extend.
(3) The right to the use of a trade mark given by registration
shall not be deemed to be infringed by the use of any such mark by
any person (a) in relation to goods connected in the course of trade with
the proprietor or a licensee of the trade mark if, as to those
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A and infringement
thereof.
5 of 1994,
4 of 2002,
7 of 2007.