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Code Of Intellectual Property Act (No. 52 of 1979) - Sect 117

Rights of registered owner

117.
(1) Subject and without prejudice to other provisions of this Part, the registered owner of a mark shall have the following exclusive rights in relation to the mark:-
(a) to use the mark ;
(b) to assign or transmit the registration of the mark ;
(c) to conclude licence contracts.
(2) Without the consent of the registered owner of the mark third parties are precluded from the following acts:-
(a) any use of the mark, or of a sign resembling it, in such a way as to be likely to mislead the public, for goods or services in respect of which the mark is registered, or for other goods or services in connection with which the use of the mark or sign is likely to mislead the public; and
(b) any other use of the mark, or of a. sign or trade name resembling it, without just cause, and in conditions likely to be prejudicial to the interests. . of the registered owner of the mark.


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