Trademarks Act (Cap. 597)

Inhalt

1. Art. 1 Short title.
2. PART I – GENERAL PROVISIONS
3. Art. 2 Scope,purposeand data protection.    Cap. 586.
4. Art. 3 Definitions.   Cap. 417. Cap. 29.  Cap. 460. References to trademark.
5. Art. 2A Extension of applicability to exclusive economic zone area or environment protection area. 
6. PART II - REGISTERED TRADEMARKS
7. Art. 4 Property right. Signs of which a trademark may consist.
8. Art. 5 Absolute grounds for refusal or invalidity.
9. Art. 6 Relative grounds for refusal or invalidity.
10. Art. 7 Derogation in respect of trademarks regulated by the Ordinance  (Cap. 29).
11. Art. 8 Establishment a posteriori of invalidity or revocation of a trademark.
12. Art. 9 Groundsforrefusal or invalidity relating to only some of the goods or services.
13. Art. 10 Lack of distinctive character or of reputation of an earlier trademark precluding a declaration of invalidity of a registered trademark.
14. Art. 11 Preclusion of a declaration of invalidity due to acquiescence.
15. Art. 12 Rights conferred by a trademark.    Cap. 416. Cap. 29.
16. Art. 13 The right to prohibit preparatory acts in relation to the use of packaging or other means.
17. Art. 14 Reproduction of trademarks in dictionaries.
18. Art. 15 Prohibition of the use of a trademark registered in the name of an agent or representative.
19. Art. 16 Limitsoneffectsof a registered trademark.
20. Art. 17 Exhaustion of the rights conferred by a trademark.
21. Art. 18 Registration subject to disclaimer or limitation.
22. Art. 19 Action for infringement.
23. Art. 20 Order for erasure, etc., of offending sign.
24. Art. 21 Order for delivery up of infringing goods, material or articles.
25. Art. 22 Meaning of "infringing goods, material or articles".
26. Art. 23 Period after which remedy of delivery up not available.
27. Art. 24 Order as to disposal of infringing goods, material or articles.
28. Art. 25 Remedy for groundless threats of infringement proceedings.
29. Art. 26 Use of trademarks.
30. Art. 27 Non-useasdefence in infringement proceedings.
31. Art. 28 Interveningrightas defence in infringement proceedings.
32. Art. 29 Absence of genuine use as grounds for revocation.
33. Art. 30 Trademark having become generic or is a misleading indication as grounds for revocation.
34. Art. 31 Revocation relating to only some of the goods or services.
35. Art. 32 Nature of a registered trademark.
36. Art. 33 Co-ownership of registered trademark.
37. Art. 34 Transmission of a registered trademark. Transfer of a registered trademark.
38. Art. 35 Registration of transactions affecting a registered trademark.
39. Art. 36 Application for registration of a trademark as an object of property.
40. Art. 37 Rights in rem.
41. Art. 38 Levy of execution.
42. Art. 39 Licensing.
43. Art. 40 Exclusive licences.
44. Art. 41 General provisions as to the rights of licensees in case of infringement.
45. Art. 42 Exclusive licensee having right and remedies of assignee.
46. Art. 43 Application requirements.
47. Art. 44 Date of filing.
48. Art. 45 Designation and classification of goods and services.
49. Art. 46 Claimtopriorityof Convention application.
50. Art. 47 Claim to priority fromotherrelevant overseas application.
51. Art. 48 Examination of application.
52. Art. 49 Withdrawal, restriction or amendment of application.
53. Art. 50 Opposition procedure.
54. Art. 51 Non-useasdefence in opposition proceedings.
55. Art. 52 Procedure for revocation or declaration of invalidity.
56. Art. 53 Non-use as a defence in proceedings seeking a declaration of invalidity.
57. Art. 54 Consequences of revocation and invalidity.
58. Art. 55 Communications with the Comptroller.
59. Art. 56 Registration.
60. Art. 57 Duration of registration.
61. Art. 58 Renewal.
62. Art. 59 Alteration of a registered trademark.
63. Art. 60 Surrender of a registered trademark.
64. Art. 61 Definitions of certification marks and collective marks.
65. Art. 62 General disposition.
66. Art. 63 Signs of which a certification mark may consist.
67. Art. 64 Certification marks. Indication of geographical origin.
68. Art. 65 Nature of proprietor’s business.
69. Art. 66 Mark not to be misleading as to character or significance.
70. Art. 67 Regulations governing use of certification mark.
71. Art. 68 Approval of regulations, etc.
72. Art. 69 Requirements.
73. Art. 70 Regulations to be open to inspection.
74. Art. 71 Amendment of regulations.
75. Art. 72 Consent to assignment of registered certification mark.
76. Art. 73 Infringement: right of authorised users
77. Art. 74 Infringement proceedings.
78. Art. 75 Grounds for revocation of registration – certification mark.
79. Art. 76 Grounds for invalidity of registration - certification marks.
80. Art. 77 General dispositions– collective marks.
81. Art. 78 Signs of which a collective mark may consist.
82. Art. 79 Capacity of Associations to accomplish legal acts – Collective Marks.
83. Art. 80 Collective mark not to be misleading as to character or significance.
84. Art. 81 Regulations governing use of collective mark.
85. Art. 82 Approval of regulations by Comptroller.
86. Art. 83 Comptroller to consider requirements.
87. Art. 84 Regulations to be open to inspection.
88. Art. 85 Refusal of an application for a collective mark.
89. Art. 86 Use of collective marks.
90. Art. 87 Amendmentstothe regulations governing use of a collective mark.
91. Art. 88 Persons entitled to bring an action for infringement.
92. Art. 89 Additionalgrounds for revocation – collective marks.
93. Art. 90 Additionalgrounds for invalidity.
94. PART III - ADMINISTRATIVE AND OTHER
95. Art. 91 Maintenance and content of register.
96. Art. 92 Rectification or correction of the register.
97. Art. 93 Adaptation of entries to new classification.
98. Art. 94 Power to require use forms.
99. Art. 95 Information about applications and registered trademarks.
100. Art. 96 Exclusion of liability in respect of official acts.
101. Art. 97 Registration to be prima facie evidence of validity.
102. Art. 98 Certification of validity of contested registration.
103. Art. 99 Comptroller’s appearance in proceedings involving the register.
104. Art. 100 Appeals from the Comptroller’s decision. Cap. 12.
105. Art. 101 Power of Minister to make rules. 
106. Art. 102 Fees.
107. Art. 103 Hours of business and business days.
108. Art. 104 Recognition of trademark agents.
109. Art. 105 The register of trademark agents/ attorneys.
110. Art. 106 Privilege for communication with registered trademark agents. Cap. 12.
111. Art. 107 Power to Comptroller to refuse to deal with certain agents.
112. PART IV - CRIMINAL OFFENCES
113. Art. 108 Unauthorised use of trademark, etc., in relation to goods.
114. Art. 109 Falsification of register, etc.
115. Art. 110 Falsely representing trademark as registered.
116. Art. 111 Unauthorised use of certain devices, emblems, etc.
117. Art. 112 Delivery up of infringing articles, etc.
118. Art. 113 Powers of Magistrates.
119. Art. 114 Where owner of goods is unknown.
120. Art. 115 Forfeitureofthings seized.
121. Art. 116 Procedure where owner is unknown.
122. Art. 117 Award of compensation to parties in good faith.
123. Art. 118 Limitation of criminal actions.
124. Art. 119 Use of forged marks.
125. Art. 120 Person falsely representing himself as a registered trademark agent.
126. Art. 121 Right to damages not affected.
127. Art. 122 Employer and employee.
128. PART V - MISCELLANEOUS ON CIVIL PROCEEDINGS AND
129. Art. 123 Burden of proving use of trademark.
130. Art. 124 Limitationsofcivil actions.
131. PART VI - INTERNATIONAL MATTERS
132. Art. 125 The Paris Convention.
133. Art. 126 Protection of well- knowntrademarks: Article 6bis.   Cap. 416.
134. Art. 127 National emblems, etc., of Convention countries: Article 6ter.
135. Art. 128 Emblems, etc., of certain international organisations: Article 6ter.
136. Art. 129 Notification under Article 6ter of the Convention.
137. Art. 130 Acts of agent or representative: Article 6septies.
138. Art. 131 The Madrid Protocol.
139. Art. 132 Power to make provision giving effect to Madrid Protocol. Infringements; criminal provisions
140. PART VIII - TRANSITORY PROVISIONS
141. Art. 133 Interpretation.  Cap. 416. Cap. 416.   Cap. 416.
142. Art. 134 Existing registered marks.
143. Art. 135 Proceedings under the old law.
144. Art. 136 Effects of registration infringement.      Cap. 416.
145. Art. 137 Infringing goods, material or articles.
146. Art. 138 Rights and remedies of licensee or authorised user.
147. Art. 139 Applicability of article34regarding assignment. Cap. 416.
148. Art. 140 Applicability of articles 39 and 40 (2) regarding licensing. Cap. 416
149. Art. 141 Pending applications for registration. Cap. 416
150. Art. 142 Conversion of pending application.
151. Art. 143 Repeal and Savings.  Cap. 416.