Last Change:

01/23/2025

The Trade Marks Act, Cap 506

Year: 1957

Type: Domestic law

Rights Category: Housing, land & property

Description

This Act provides for the registration and protection of trademarks.

 

Selected provisions
Section 7 - Right given by registration

The registration of a person as the proprietor of a trade mark... shall, if valid, give or be deemed to have given to that person the exclusive right to the use of the trade mark.

Section 14 - Prohibition of registration of deceptive, etc., matter

No person shall register as a trade mark or part of a trade mark any matter the use of which would, by reason of its being likely to deceive or cause confusion or otherwise, be disentitled to protection in a court of justice, or would be contrary to law or morality, or any scandalous design.