TRADE MARKS ACT 1994 No. 156 of 1994 - SECT 118 Common law rights of registered owner not affected by registration

TRADE MARKS ACT 1994 No. 156 of 1994 - SECT 118

118.(1) Any rights that the registered owner of a trade mark has at common law
regarding the trade mark are not affected by:

   (a)  the registration of a person as a user of a trade mark; or

   (b)  any use of the trade mark by a registered user.

(2) For the purpose of deciding the rights of the registered owner at common
law regarding the trade mark, any use of the trade mark by the registered user
is taken to be a use of the trade mark by the registered owner.