Under Section 28 Trade Marks Act 1999, the registration of a trade mark gives the registered proprietor the EXCLUSIVE RIGHT to:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C.
1. Section 28(1) Trade Marks Act 1999: 'Subject to the other provisions of this Act, the registration of a trade mark shall, if valid, give to the registered proprietor of the trade mark the exclusive right to the use of the trade mark in relation to the goods or services in respect of which the trade mark is registered and to obtain relief in respect of infringement of the trade mark in the manner provided by this Act.'
2. Section 28(2): the exclusive right shall be subject to conditions and limitations to which the registration is subject.
3. Section 28(3): where two or more persons are registered proprietors of identical or nearly resembling marks, the exclusive right of one is not exclusive against the other.
4. Hence option B is correct.
_Source: Patents Act 1970 / Copyright Act 1957 / Trade Marks Act 1999 (Bare Acts, IPIndia portal + Copyright Office) — Trade Marks Act 1999, Section 28_
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