ss 2–5
TRADE MARKS ACT
PART III
EFFECT OF REGISTRATION AND ACTION FOR
INFRINGEMENT
to which, having regard to any such conditions or
limitations, the registration does not extend.
6
No action for infringement of unregistered
trade mark
No person shall be entitled to institute any proceedings to prevent, or to recover damages for, the
infringement of an unregistered trade mark:
Provided that nothing in this Act shall affect the
right of any person, at common law, to bring an
action against any other person for passing off goods
or services as the goods or services of another person.
7
Registration to be in respect of particular
goods or services
(1) A trade mark shall be registered in respect of a
particular class or particular classes of goods or
services or in respect of goods or services falling in
such class or classes in accordance with such
classification as may be prescribed.
(2) Any question arising as to the class within
which any goods or services fall shall be determined
by the Registrar whose decision shall be final.
8
Infringement of rights given by
registration in Part A or Part B
(1) Subject to this section and sections ten and
eleven, the rights acquired by registration of a trade
mark in Part A or Part B of the Register shall be
infringed by—
(a) unauthorized use as a trade mark in relation to
goods or services in respect of which the trade
mark is registered, of a mark identical with it
or so nearly resembling it as to be likely to deceive or cause confusion; or
(b) unauthorized use in the course of trade,
otherwise than as a trade mark, of a mark
identical with it or so nearly resembling it as to
be likely to deceive or cause confusion if such
use is—
(i) in relation to or in connection with goods
or services in respect of which the trade
mark is registered; and
(ii) likely to cause injury or prejudice to the
proprietor of the trade mark.
(2) In the case of a trade mark registered in Part B
of the Register, no interdict or other relief shall be
granted in an action for infringement by virtue of
paragraph (a) of subsection (1) if the defendant
establishes to the satisfaction of the court that the use
of which the plaintiff complains is not likely to be
taken as indicating a connection in the course of trade
between the goods or services concerned and some
person having the right, either as proprietor or as
registered user, to use the trade mark.
(3) The right to the use of a trade mark given by
registration in Part A or Part B of the Register shall
be subject to any conditions or limitations entered on
the Register and shall not be deemed to be infringed
by the use of that trade mark in any mode—
(a) in relation to goods to be sold or otherwise
traded in, or services to be performed, in any
place; or
(b) in relation to goods to be exported to, or
services to be performed for, any market; or
(c) in any other circumstances;
[Chapter 26:04]
(4) The right to the use of a trade mark given by
registration in Part A or Part B of the Register shall
not
be
82