Trade Marks Act, 1999

Section - 11 - Relative grounds for refusal of registration

Relative grounds for refusal of registration.

11. (1)Save as provided in section 12, a trade mark shall not be registered if, because of-

(a)- its identity with an earlier trade mark and similarity of goods or services covered by the trade mark; or
(b)- its similarity to an earlier trade mark and the identity or similarity of the goods or services covered by the trade mark,
there exists a likelihood of confusion on the part of the public, which includes the likelihood of association with the earlier trade mark.

(2) A trade mark which-

(a)- is identical with or similar to an earlier trade mark; and
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