Section 31Part 4 — EFFECTS OF REGISTRATION OF TRADE MARK
Limits on effect of registered trade mark
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31. (1) Subject to section 45(6), a registered trade mark is not infringed by the use of another registered trade mark in relation to goods or services for which the latter is registered.
A registered trade mark is not infringed by —
the use by a person of that person’s own name or address;
the use of indications concerning the kind, quality, intended purpose, value, geographical origin, the production of goods or of rendering of services; or
the use of the trade mark where it is necessary to indicate the intended purpose of a product or service (in particular, as accessories or spare parts), as long as the use is in accordance with honest practices in industrial or commercial matters.
A registered trade mark is not infringed by the use by a person in the course of trade in the Islands of an unregistered trade mark or other sign in relation to goods or services if the unregistered trade mark or other sign has been so used in the Islands by that person or a predecessor in title continuously from a date preceding the earlier of —
the date of the first use in the Islands of the trade mark which is registered; and
the date of the registration in the Islands of that trade mark. Trade Marks Law, 2016 Section 32 c Law 31 of 2016 Page 21