Rights of Proprietor of Trademark

After months of waiting, a Thane bakery finally receives its registration certificate for its brand name. The owner frames it, but what has he actually gained? Can he stop a bakery in Pune using the same name? Can he sell the name to someone else? Can he be stopped from using it himself? The Act answers each question in a few sections, and this topic puts them together.

In two minutes

A valid registration gives the registered proprietor the exclusive right to use the mark for the registered goods or services and to obtain relief for infringement, plus the right to renew it, assign it, license it through registered users and sue in court, all subject to the limits the Act sets.

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