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TRADE MARKS ACT 1995 No. 119 of 1995 - SECT 122

When is a trade mark not infringed?
122. (1) In spite of section 120, a person does not infringe a registered
trade mark when:

   (a)  the person uses in good faith:

        (i)    the person's name or the name of the person's place of
               business; or

        (ii)   the name of a predecessor in business of the person or the name
               of the predecessor's place of business; or

   (b)  the person uses a sign in good faith to indicate:

        (i)    the kind, quality, quantity, intended purpose, value,
               geographical origin, or some other characteristic, of goods or
               services; or

        (ii)   the time of production of goods or of the rendering of
               services; or

   (c)  the person uses the trade mark in good faith to indicate the intended
        purpose of goods (in particular as accessories or spare parts) or
        services; or

   (d)  the person uses the trade mark for the purposes of comparative
        advertising; or

   (e)  the person exercises a right to use a trade mark given to the person
        under this Act; or

   (f)  the court is of the opinion that the person would obtain registration
        of the trade mark in his or her name if the person were to apply for
        it; or

   (g)  the person, in using a sign referred to in subsection 120(1), (2) or
        (3) in a manner referred to in that subsection, does not (because of a
        condition or limitation subject to which the trade mark is registered)
        infringe the exclusive right of the registered owner to use the trade
        mark.

(2) In spite of section 120, if a disclaimer has been registered in respect of
a part of a registered trade mark, a person does not infringe the trade mark
by using that part of the trade mark. 


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