Cap. 416 Art. 12Proprietor may not prohibit use.

(1) A trademark shall not entitle the proprietor to prohibit its use in relation to goods bearing that trademark which have been put on the market by the proprietor or with his consent.

(2) The provisions of sub-article (1) shall not apply where there is legitimate reasons for the proprietor to oppose further commercialisation of the goods particularly where the condition fo the goods is changed or impaired after they have been put on the market.

(3) For the purposes of this article "market" means the market in Malta and as from the 1st May 2004, the market in any Member State.