Trade Marks Act · s 15

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s 15Registration subject to disclaimer or limitation

(1)

An applicant for registration of a trade mark, or the proprietor of a registered trade mark, may —

(a)

disclaim any right to the exclusive use of any specified element of the trade mark; or

(b)

agree that the rights conferred by the registration shall be subject to a specified territorial or other limitation, and where the registration of a trade mark is subject to such a disclaimer or limitation, the rights conferred by section 12 are restricted accordingly.

(2)

Provision shall be made by rules as to the publication and entry in the register of such a disclaimer or limitation.

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